’Say No To Mining’ signs lined CR-78 near Alva, as neighbors there pushed back against a proposed rezoning of a property for mining.
As Fox 4’s Hendry County Community Correspondent, I work in this area every day, so I talked to people there about why they’re rallying against the mining rezoning, and what it means for their community.
Watch my report here…
‘It’s going to challenge an already stressed road’: Fort Denaud residents rally to block mining rezoning
Dump trucks whooshed by on CR-78 – it’s exactly what Alexander Menkes doesn’t want in his neighborhood. Living off CR-78, Menkes fears how the trucks would affect road quality and the safety of kids near Alva School – where 150 trucks would pass daily if rezoning got approved.
“I can tell you, trucks such as this – 225,000 of them over five years – is going to challenge an already stressed road,” said Menkes.
Austin SchargorodskiBut his biggest concern? The trucks would cut through where Menkes has seen panthers. According to FWC, 90% of endangered Florida panther deaths are caused by vehicles.