New Quarry Hearings Could Start Next Month

A new spate of hearings that should decide the fate Liberty Quarry -- once and for all -- may start in February.

County officials were working out the logistics this week, but officials are shooting to start next month, Riverside County Supervisor John Tavaglione told the Press-Enterprise.

Granite Construction, the company applying for mining permits, hopes the will overturn the 's decision to deny the permits. To read about what Granite officials said, .

If the board upholds the commission's denial, Granite still has several other options, though each will be difficult to pursue, officials said. To read about their other options, .