Emmett locals are raising concerns over a proposed gravel pit that the owner of the property in question claims will just be a residential pond.
- Locals are concerned about impacts to noise and air pollution.
- Others are worried the project will contaminate the Payette River.
- Neighbors are worried that their well water will lower.
- The project is expected to last 4-6 months if everything goes according to plan.
- The site will not have industrial crushers as the rocks will be transported over the hill.
- The engineer on the project says the pond will not affect well water levels.
- To see the project application click here .
( Below is the transcript from the broadcast story)
Outspoken Emmett residents are raising concerns about plans for a future gravel pit in town. But, the person behind the application says she just wants a pond on her own private property. I’m your Emmett neighborhood reporter Alexander Huddleston with a copy of that application for mineral extraction. I talked with some concerned neighbors and the property owner to sort out what the project would really entail.