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The owners of a gravel -production company who were asking for
permission to add an asphalt -production plant have withdrawn
their request.
Radford Quarries Inc., owned by Bill Cecile and family, had
asked Boone officials to rezone 11.9 acres on the south fork of
the New River for light industrial use. Neighbors have been
critical since the request was made, saying that dust and noise
from the asphalt plant would harm their quality of life.
The rezoning had been scheduled for a vote during last night's
town -council meeting. Before council members could vote,
however, the Ceciles'attomey asked that the item be removed
from the agenda.
Joe Delk, the Ceciles' attorney, said that his clients had decided
to withdraw their request for a number of reasons, including the
opposition from people living nearby.
"Given all considerations, the Ceciles felt that withdrawing the
request was the right thing to do," Delk said. "Yes, they are
sensitive to the neighbors and they felt that this was the best
thing at this time."
Delk also said that the Ceciles didn't know whether or not they
would reapply for the change in zoning. If the council had voted
against the request, the Ceciles could bring it back up at any
time, said Wayne Herron, the director of Boone's Department of
Planning and Inspections.
The tract is on the east side of Boone on Bamboo and Brook
Hollow roads. It is used to process rock mined from the quarry.
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The property was zoned for manufactured housing in 1983 when
the town extended its zoning jurisdiction into the Bamboo valley
area. The quarry was allowed to keep operating because it was
there before the zoning rules were put into place.
In May, the Ceciles applied for a permit from the N.C. Division
of Air Quality to operate a I 00 -ton a year asphalt plant on the
gravel -processing site.
State air-quality officials will continue to process the Ceciles'
permit request, even though the permit would prohibit
construction that does not conform to local zoning ordinances.
During a public hearing Aug. 3, Delk had argued that the land
had been improperly zoned from the beginning and that the
classification should be changed to reflect the heavy-duty
operations that take place at the site.
Opponents presented a petition signed by 1,7 10 area residents
asking that the current residential zoning classification remain
intact. Residents living near the site said they feared health
problems and lower property values would result if the request
was allowed.
Town -planning officials also said they opposed non-residential
uses in the area. The 12 -member Boone Planning Commission
voted unanimously last week to recommend that town council
deny the rezoning request.
Published: August 25, 2000
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