Politics & Government

Quarry Meeting to Be Held in Riverside

The first two meetings are set for 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Jan. 30 and Feb. 6 at the Riverside Convention Center.

 

A series of hearings to decide the fate of Liberty Quarry will be held at the Riverside Convention Center.

The first two meetings are set for 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Jan. 30 and Feb. 6 at the center, at 3443 Orange St. in downtown, according to Ray Smith, a spokesperson for the county.

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The will consider applications for a mining permit and an exception to the county's noise ordinance to build a quarry just south of Temecula.

The by the county in August, though the Watsonville-based company appealed the decision. To read about the appeal,

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Temecula residents gathered at the County Administrative Center to urge the board to schedule the meetings for Temecula. To read what they said,

The numerous Planning Commission meetings that dealt with the quarry were held at in Temecula, and the meetings likely broke records in terms of turnout and meeting length. To read what officials said, .

The supervisors decided against holding the meetings in Temecula. Board members were unavailable for comment by publication time.

Some residents were disappointed by the location. "I am disappointed that it won't be where the people this project will affect live," said Jerri Arganda, a member of SOS-Hills, an anti-quarry group. "But, we will make the best of it and get the busses rolling to Riverside."

The county is trying to make concessions for people who cannot attend by streaming the meeting online, Smith said.

"To make the meetings available to as many people as possible, they will be streamed live on the Internet via links that will be available on the County’s home page," he said.

The county's webpage is available here. The Planning Department's website is available here.

The board is the highest decision-making body in the county and will decide the fate of the quarry project.

If the board denies the project, the company has only two other options to move it forward: to sue the county, or to reapply. To read about those possibilities, .

Editor's note: This story was updated at 11:39 p.m. Jan. 10 with feedback from a Temecula resident about the hearing's location.


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