Vulcan Materials Second Drop-in Meeting is This Afternoon

As we’ve been telling you Vulcan Materials is holding another drop-in meeting for the public on the grounds of the old Milliken Plant on Highway 59 in Lavonia and that takes place beginning this afternoon.

The drop-in will take place from 3p to 7p.

This is the second drop-in meeting by Company officials since last summer when they held the first one last October.

Most who attended that event told WLHR News they are very concerned about the plan and are worried mainly about the truck traffic and the noise.

Since then, at least one grassroots group has formed to fight Vulcan’s plan, and Stop the Rock Quarry signs can be seen all along Highway 59, Highway 328/Gumlog Road and throughout the town of Lavonia.

In a press release sent to WLHR News last week, the Company again said it plans to operate a rock quarry on part of the 250-acres on Highway 59 and that the second meeting is to again assure citizens of Franklin County, the City of Lavonia, and surrounding counties are fully informed of their plans.

Jimmy Flemming, VP of Permitting and External Affairs for Vulcan Materials said this is another effort to meet with the public to address their concerns and answer their questions.

So far, Vulcan has still not filed for any permits or submitted any rezoning applications with Franklin County Planning and Zoning.

However, Flemming said they’re hoping to do that in the coming months.

Meantime, the Planning and Zoning Board will hold their regular meeting on Thursday, May 19 at 6:30p where they will hear from P&Z Director Scott DeLozier.

DeLozier will unveil the proposed Unified Development Code, which contains a section specifically for rock quarries inside Franklin County in Section 3-149.

However, many of those opposed to the Vulcan granite quarry say quarries of any kind should be banned from Franklin County altogether.

Again, the second meet and greet by Vulcan takes place this afternoon from 3p to 7p at the proposed quarry site on Highway 59 in Lavonia.