EMMETT, Idaho — Emmett neighbors packed into the Gem County Annex Monday night for an appeal hearing challenging the county’s approval of “Merrill’s Pit,” a controversial 393-acre gravel pit project by Granite Excavation.
The Southwest Gem County Association, representing Emmett neighbors near Salesyard and Star Lane, is appealing Gem County’s approval of the project, arguing the timeline left too little time to respond and that new evidence from Granite was filed just four days before the August hearing, where it was approved.
Watch to learn more about the appeal regarding “Merrill’s Pit” approval.…