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Court Hearing: Residents Challenge SLT Mining Site
September 6 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 pm
Where: John Adams Courthouse, Allan M. Hale (Rm Four)
1 Pemberton Square, Boston, MA 02108
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Name of the case: Cynthia Beard and others v. James Nauen, Carver Earth Removal Committee and others.
Open to the public.
The lawsuit challenges the second earth removal (sand and gravel mining) permit the Carver ERC granted to SLT for the 0 Spring Street, Carver mine, allowing SLT to expand its mining operations to the east of Rickets Pond on about 5 additional acres known as the “Marob Lot.’ The land is owned by Marob Trust and Mary McGrath. The hearing is open to the public and will be held in the Appeals Court in Boston. Read more, including the site history and background, timeline of earth removal permits, and the work of citizens to stop this mining site on our blog. Please join us at the Court House on September 6 to support the region-wide effort to stop sand mining in Southeastern Mass.