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On Jan. 22, Slusser filed a 38-page brief in Luzerne County Court, asking the court to overturn a previous decision by the Dorrance Township Zoning Hearing Board denying the quarry's-expansion.
The quarry is a major local provider of the high-grade road-making materials and the main supplier of a skid resistant aggregate required by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). It also provides about 150 workers with family-sustaining jobs, according to company officials.
The quarry says it needs to expand in order to keep its operations going, according to Sean Connolly, spokesman for Pennsy Supply The company's current location will run out of materials within three years, he says, which will force the quarry to close after 20 years of operations.
Dorrance Township zoning officials denied the company's request in July and the township's board of supervisors voted it down again in December. The denials have resulted in the company petitioning the Luzerne County Court.
The denials were based on environmental concerns, including noise, dust, heavy equipment...