3/11/25 CASHMAN APPEALS DENIED QUARRY APPLICATION BY LEDYARD PLANNING & ZONING

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A 40-ACRE QUARRY IN LEDYARD??

How might we be affected?

  • Exposure to silica dust?
  • Reduced property values?
  • Route 12 closures during blasting?
  • Trashed wells?
  • Route 12 speed limit reduced to 35 MPH?
  • Water Pollution including the Thames?
  • Pets being traumatized by blasting?
  • Marred landscape and historical damage?
  • Damaged foundations?
  • 10 years of chaos?

INTERESTING LINKS ...

From Maine Drilling and Blasting's Facebook page ... 

  • https://www.facebook.com/MDandBofficial/videos/418622412662248


Other articles about Maine Drilling and Blasting:

  • https://patch.com/massachusetts/marblehead/glover-neighbors-told-they-are-on-their-own?fbclid=IwY2xjawFlYh1leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHUntnAmUZSLv6NMzLdmFAWqigQ7yLi_jyVlYa3ikwUJKcjPPsWJUr-LSrQ_aem_rdjETXl8wkYzOZpGYLHOMA
  • https://www.tauntongazette.com/story/news/local/2024/05/09/taunton-quarry-holcim-industries-blast-sends-rocks-into-nearby-neighborhoods/73611039007/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFlYmBleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHUaYq9FhCUwXP8p1LVsLSrfSfzp4gmgJqlDFRsPnXOWQlrwTF2ynQ4tqpw_aem_u01b24PqOAjMhAlczC4afw


Sample rock crushing operation.

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihySPvB1uTQ&t=53s


Worker killed after excavator is buried by rocks at Sterling (Mass.) industrial site

  • https://youtu.be/w7rC5ZlPg1c?feature=shared
  • https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/sterling-massachusetts-industrial-incident/3466982/


Blasting company shut down after violations in multiple Middle TN localities (fly rock!)  

  • https://youtu.be/RELEl2HL2l8?feature=shared


Submission by Ledyard residents including reference to PTSD.

  • 24-0589 - EX#53 LaCasseeStartzRice PubComments 091024 (legistar.com) 


Articles regarding other quarry problems very close to home.

  • https://ecori.org/2017-4-15-quarry-dust-coats-westerly-in-concern/
  • https://ecori.org/2013-12-16-environment-vs-business-who-wins.html/
  • https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/environment/2014/11/06/20141106-copar-quarries-in-westerly-to-pay-80000-in-clean-air-case-ece/35263128007/


PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION DENIED CASHMAN'S QUARRY APPLICATION ON 2/20/25.

... AND HERE'S A SHOCKER! ... CASHMAN IS APPEALING THE DECISION, 3/11/25.

About Citizens Alliance for Land Use

Our Mission

The Citizens Alliance for Land Use (CALU) is a Connecticut non-stock corporation based in Ledyard, CT. We are a 100% volunteer group of citizens with diverse backgrounds. Our ongoing mission is to try to ensure that all industrial, commercial, and economic development in the Thames River Valley is done responsibly, in a manner that protects our environment, our health and safety, our property values, and our overall quality of life.


A 40-acre quarry does NOT accomplish those goals!



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