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Judge Upholds Jackson County's Denial of Rock Quarry Rezoning

Summary by Flagpole
A judge has denied a giant mining company’s request to overturn the Jackson County Board of Commissioners’ denial of a rezoning request that would have allowed a granite quarry in southern Jackson County near the community of Center. The nearly 900-acre tract just off U.S. Highway 441, now mainly forested with some wetlands, borders the North Oconee River, Athens-Clarke County’s primary drinking water source, and is near Athens-Clarke County’s S…
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Flagpole broke the news in on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
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