Plainville neighbors oppose Tilcon quarry expansion

Plainville neighbors oppose Tilcon quarry expansion

Some neighbors in Plainville are opposed to Connecticut construction company Tilcon’s request to expand its quarry operations to a second site in town. Tilcon is a construction company that manufactures basalt, the rock commonly used to make roads, pavement and railroads. The company already owns more than 400 acres of residential property on Long Swamp Road but it wants to turn 83 acres of it to a quarry zone to manufacture more basalt. The com…