OT:Looming Disaster for the Temecula Area: Liberty Quarry/Mega Mine

[bearishgurl]

[quote=pri_dk]It’s over.

The Fat Lady has left the stage.

No quarry.

http://www.pe.com/local-news/riverside-county/temecula/temecula-headlines-index/20120216-liberty-quarry-supervisors-turn-down-project-3-2.ece

Congratulations paramount.

I thank you for your efforts.[/quote]

…Whether the quarry project is dead remained unclear immediately after the vote. Granite’s options could include challenging the decision in court or submitting a new quarry application to the county.

An e-mailed statement from Granite spokeswoman Karie Reuther didn’t address what the Watsonville-based corporation would do next.

“We’re very disappointed by today’s decision by the board as the environmental studies clearly show this project would be good for Riverside County,” the statement read….

paramount, congrats on your so-far-successful “grass roots” efforts at NIMBYism but I don’t think it’s over quite yet. I’ve seen a lot of this in my lifetime and can emphatically say here that the “fat lady” still has to perform her encores :=]

see: http://piggington.com/ot_victory_gravel_pit_denied

[scaredyclassic]

Forget paradise put up a parking lot

[NotCranky]

[quote=walterwhite]Forget paradise put up a parking lot[/quote]
Call something paradise-kiss it goodbye.

[paramount]

[quote=bearishgurl]
paramount, congrats on your so-far-successful “grass roots” efforts at NIMBYism but I don’t think it’s over quite yet. I’ve seen a lot of this in my lifetime and can emphatically say here that the “fat lady” still has to perform her encores :=]

see: http://piggington.com/ot_victory_gravel_pit_denied%5B/quote%5D

BG: Trust me, it’s all but 100% over. Sure, all probability lies between 0 and 1, but never == 0 or 1.

But in reality it would literally cost many millions and many years to restart the rezoning process; all the way from a DEIR to the FEIR. And community opposition would not be diminished.

They could choose to sue the county, but on what basis; because they didn’t get their way?

On a personal note, the oppositions PR Manager and I graduated from the same university, so that even though I played a relatively small role, it was still satisfying in a way. This particular university is known for advocating environmental justice for lack of a better term.

We will always be vigilant to these types of threats.

For now, it’s over.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=paramount]…They could choose to sue the county, but on what basis; because they didn’t get their way?…[/quote]

It has nothing to do with this. It has to do with the fact that the county may have not performed their “ministerial duty” or performed it properly. The quarry could allege that the county succumbed to (political) NIMBYism pressure instead of following the law or the rules/directives set forth by the county’s own ordinances and/or Charter.

My experience has told me that we shouldn’t count our chickens before they actually hatch. We have no way of knowing which remedy (if any) the quarry will try to resurrect their rights in this case.

Stay tuned. It’s never over ’til it’s over …

[paramount]

[quote=bearishgurl]
It has nothing to do with this. It has to do with the fact that the county may have not performed their “ministerial duty” or performed it properly. The quarry could allege that the county succumbed to (political) NIMBYism pressure instead of following the law or the rules/directives set forth by the county’s own ordinances and/or Charter.

My experience has told me that we shouldn’t count our chickens before they actually hatch. We have no way of knowing which remedy (if any) the quarry will try to resurrect their rights in this case.

Stay tuned. It’s never over ’til it’s over …[/quote]

The permit was turned down by the planning commission and now the board of supervisors.

We will stay tuned, and yes Granite has deep pockets, but then so do we.

Power to the People!!!

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