- The mining operations will be only 200 feet from property on the west portion of the Fox Trails subdivision
- Heavy machinery will be used. This machinery includes: front-end loaders, hydraulic excavators, a conveyor system, a grizzly feeder and a jaw crusher to pulverize the larger pieces of stone.
- Off-road trucks will be used to transport "overburden" materials.
over 2745 days
and over 32,000 hours
of noise, dust and pollution!
We need to let the village know that this is unacceptable. Although we have experienced dust and noise from the farmland, this is nothing compared to the potential dust and noise from an active mining operation.and over 32,000 hours
of noise, dust and pollution!
We are certain that the proposed mine will:
- increase dust and noise in the neighborhoods near the mine
- prove to be a safety hazard for children in the area
- lower our property values
Recent studies show that fine particulates pose a greater danger to our health than better known kinds of air pollution, such as smog, sulphur dioxide and carbon monoxide. There is incontrovertible evidence that increased PM 10 [fine dust, under 10 microns] is related to increases in cardiopulmonary disease, asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, pneumoconiosis and premature death in those with pre-existing conditions. The elderly and the young are most affected. Crystalline silica dust is common from processing sand and gravel and is a known carcinogen.
Click here to see an animation of what happens to the lungs when fine particulates are inhaled.
This is unacceptable. Join us as we oppose the the creation of this gravel pit.
If you would like to get involved, email us at no_cary_quarry@yahoo.com
4 comments:
IF you manage to fight off the Quarry, what would be acceptable alternative use of the land?.
Keep in mind that Meyer is owned by the 'Pritzker' family of Chicago Wealth and Fame.
They have more money than almost any other rich Chicago Business Family. I think they rank in the top five in net worth.
I think the village is leaning towards opposing the pit, but lack alternative planning. This might catapult into a KEY issue.
Actually, Meyer is owned now by a large multi-national corporation based in Switzerland. Here's a news report from last summer:
McHenry-Based Meyer Material Sold
Aggregate Industries Buys Firm For $231 Million
(CBS) McHENRY, Ill. Aggregate Industries, a division of Switzerland-based Holcim Ltd. Announced Tuesday that it has agreed to buy McHenry-based Meyer Material Company for $231 million.
Holcim is one of the world’s largest cement makers. Meyer is one of McHenry county’s largest employers, with 250 area employees.
The company operates six sand and gravel pits, a manufacturing facility and 25 ready-mix concrete plants throughout Illinois and Wisconsin.
Meyer also owns Marengo-based Paveloc Industries.
So Bruce and Cheryl says they are not NIMBY's. Kind of ironic if you think about it...
I have lived in Cary all 29 years of my life and my parents also grew up in Cary. I have seen all the changes take place throughout the years. What do you expect to happen if you live near open land? I think the people of Cary should have protested the building of the Fox Trails subdivision at the time it was built. Then at least we wouldn't have to listen to you complain about a gravel pit in your backyard.
Where do you think the concrete came from that was used to build the foundation of your house or the sidewalk and curbs out front? My guess is a local gravel pit.
You say it would be better for Cary to build another subdivision instead of a getting a few dollars from a gravel pit. I say build the pit!! A pit will bring in fewer cars to the area than a subdivision (but a few more trucks and I bet you complain about the traffic already), no additional streets for the village to spend money on plowing and maintenance, fewer streets for the police to patrol, etc. So the village would actually have more money in the long run if a gravel pit were built. Give the pit 10 or 20 years and it will most likely be a park. Remember, the Hollows and Lake Julian were both gravel pits at one time. Take a look at Vulcan Lake next time you sit in traffic on Rakow Road...that was a gravel pit too.
By the way, I have no association with Meyer or anyone related to the decision process. I am just tired of all the new people coming in and complaining about everything around them. I say BUILD THE PIT!!
I say stop building pits AND subdivisions.
In fact, let's not stop there, let's stop building strip-malls, industrial parks, wal-marts, and wasteful suburbs in general.
Though, I suppose living a different but better way, would be too much work with too little glitz for most people.
This crap may never end unless people truly wake up to what voracious efforts really go into their lifestyles. Though the tides may be turning lately, most people see a simpler, more sustainable lifestyle as an unfashionable thing of the past. And these people call themselves rational, moral, mature, responsible Americans. Yeah right.
You may not think so now, but what I've said ultimately has everything to do with this gravel pit issue.
I think the quarry-opposers as well as the commenter 'Mike' have valid points. But to take a compromise between their views a step further, I think perhaps the gravel pit should be fought, but that stopping there would display selfish hypocrisy. By only fighting these things once they're in your backyard, while ignoring any pollutive/destructive lifestyles that you support (i.e. suburban consumerism and rampant/mindless land development), you show that you care only for how these things directly inconvenience you and remain willfully ignorant of other larger, more serious issues in our society. Although, I may be wrong, and if you are concerned about and fighting for such larger issues, then my apologies for assumptions. If I'm right, then I highly suggest everyone takes a look and a stab at the bigger picture as well.
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