ORIGINALLY posted at ttamurfreesboro.blogspot.com April 20, 2008
From Tony Hook, Murfreesboro TTA member and CT General Manager...
The surface rock mining issue has come to a cross roads. Lahiere-Hill, mineral rights owner, has hired a Hamilton County lobbyist to fight the legislation and others are seeking to stop the law suit. In both issues, the main question being settled is, can the mineral rights owner completely destroy the surface to extract the desired product (rocks) and leave the surface damaged? At present, the answer is YES! Regardless, of the surface owners objections. Does this seem right?
Some people are saying, ”buyer beware”, who cares if a public park is being destroyed? Does this attitude benefit the public and the environment or just a select group of mineral rights owners. You hear much about massive global problems, and the difficult choices that have to be made and on the surface is be very daunting, but the rock mining is an issue here, with very achievable solutions. However, we all have to act together.
I ask each of you to check out the links below. Contact the law makers listed in the article and then contact your lawmaker and ask them to support the bill. Now is the time to be heard about this issue, we will not have another opportunity. The other option is to do nothing and allow the trail and its surrounding unique environment to be destroyed a dump truck load at a time.
Tony
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/articleAID=/20080415/NEWS0201/804150365/1009/NEWS01
http://timesfreepress.com/news/2008/apr/15/groups-back-state-lawsuit-rock-mining/?local
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