FORT WAYNE, IND. (WOWO) The Southwest Allen County Schools Board held a special meeting on Wednesday evening to address a proposed quarry and associated asphalt and concrete plant in southwest Allen County. The board voted unanimously to oppose the project, which would span approximately 1,600 acres near a school, a hospital, and several residential areas.
Allen County Commissioner Ron Turpin, who attended the meeting, spoke with Fort Wayne’s Morning News host Kayla Blakeslee about the event and the ongoing process surrounding the proposal.
“The room was packed. There were well over 100 people there, every chair was filled, standing room only,” Turpin said. “It was obvious that group was against having this facility in their community, and they let that be known. The president of the aggregate company that would do the quarry was there last night, along with two of his people, and people were respectful to them.”…