Support Liberty Quarry - 2010

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FORUM: Facts on quarry impact trump opponents' fiction
OP-Ed By RICHARD BRADY -- Fallbrook | Posted: March 10, 2010 12:01 am

Facts trump fiction every time. Especially when it comes to real-world testing, such as that under way at the Granite Rosemary's Mountain Quarry in Northern San Diego County.

In response to concerns raised by the local community about the quarry, Granite helped assemble a community group that met periodically to discuss the quarry as Granite was starting construction. Potential air impacts from the quarry were a primary concern, so the community group put together a smaller sub-group to help design the monitoring system for the quarry to ensure it would reflect their concerns. As requested by the community, during the past year, an air scientist selected by the community group has been monitoring the air around Rosemary's Mountain Quarry for dust and crystalline silica.

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LETTERS: The Californian, March 3, 2010

Quarry will result in good-paying jobs
Apparently, the Temecula City Council has approved the annexation of 4,000 acres of unprofitable, undeveloped, hilly land to the southwest, in spite of the $3 million hole in their budget, having to cut police and leave unfilled jobs vacant.

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FORUM: Region needs quarry; Granite's record good

NCTimes - 03/02/10

By KARIE REUTHER -- Granite Construction | Posted: March 2, 2010 12:01 am |

California's roads are crumbling, and we're running out of construction materials to build schools, hospitals and churches in our communities.

In just 20 years, a dozen quarries in Riverside and San Diego counties will close because of exhausted reserves or expired permits, leaving this growing region without enough rocks and gravel to meet its needs. The proposed Liberty Quarry project would help address that shortfall and would be run by Granite Construction, which has a strong history of monitoring and minimizing environmental impacts and carries a solid safety record.

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Your Views - 02/27 - Press Enterprise

Seek quarry, park
The Temecula City Council has approved the annexation of 4,500 acres of unprofitable, undeveloped hilly land adjacent to the proposed Liberty Quarry site in spite of the $3.29 million hole in its budget, having to cut police overtime and leave unfilled jobs vacant ("Temecula OKs budget," Feb. 24).

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LETTERS: The Californian, Feb. 21, 2010

Time to think straight, not with emotions
I love our Temecula mountains. However, I see the skyline devoured by houses, a fence built down the steep slope and a large earthen fill between two peaks changing the natural beauty. Why aren't the Save the Hills organizations fighting against scarring the skyline?

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LETTERS: The Californian, Feb. 7, 2010

By Readers of The Californian - CalOpinion@Californian.com | Posted: Sunday, February 7, 2010 12:05 am

Granite is going above and beyond
I will always be concerned about the health of my family. That is why it is reassuring to know that Granite Construction is going above and beyond what is required. Did you know that the crusher, conveyor belts and the loads-outs will all be enclosed in buildings? This is not a project requirement, but Granite Construction is stepping up on its own to enclose the structures to reduce any dust that may occur.

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LETTERS: NCT, Jan. 26, 2010

Quarries address problems
Remember, dear readers, that quarries do not create problems — they address them. The need for new material is driven by where people decide to live. Companies like Granite understand that protecting the environment is good business. As long as we have roads, houses, schools, hospitals, shopping centers and everything else that needs to be maintained or built in the future, we are going to need materials to do the job.

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LETTERS: The Californian, Jan. 23, 2010

Don't listen to scare tactics
What are the opponents of Liberty Quarry thinking? We need jobs right now and to get jobs, we need concrete and other building materials. How does Temecula think it gets the tons of concrete for the new City Hall, new water park or materials for new roads?

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LETTERS: The Californian, Jan. 17, 2010

Wrong time to take on business
It is almost impossible to watch the news or pick up a newspaper without hearing worsening news about the recession. It certainly is not news anymore that the housing bubble burst and that the Inland Empire is one of the regions feeling most of the pain – and the folks who have worked in the construction industry for years have been left with little to no options for decent-paying work.

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LETTERS: The Californian, Jan. 10, 2010

With quarry comes jobs
At a time when the national economy is in a deep recession, we are all looking for solutions that will protect our region from further financial impacts such as those brought on by the downturn in the housing market.
Construction jobs are disappearing as development companies are cutting costs and laying off workers in an attempt to survive in the current market. As other sectors of the business community begin to follow suit, the outlook is bleak for those still trying to find high-paying local jobs.

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