Post by Lester on Oct 11, 2010 11:54:09 GMT -8
Experts see parallels between Rosemead Wal-Mart and effort to stop mining in Azusa
Opponents of the new Azusa Rock Quarry were notified last week that they collected enough signatures to get the matter on a ballot. They hope a popular vote would kill quarry owner Vulcan Mining Co.'s plan to mine the western 80 acres of the quarry. The date of the ballot is still being determined.
But legal experts and city officials aren't so sure the vote would stop the new plan. Instead, they believe such a vote could cancel any benefits negotiated for the city and would give Vulcan even greater power to mine their property.
"Although it would undo the development agreement, it does not undo the use permit," City Manager Fran Delach said. "It takes the council to do that."
The city's attorney believes voting down the development agreement won't stop the project.
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