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Slippery Rock Twp. zoning board approves report related to cold-mix asphalt plant

From left, residents Lisa Pritchard, Chris Coleman, Carolyn Steglich and Jason Updegraph mingle after a brief zoning hearing board meeting regarding the proposed HEI-WAY cold-mix plant Thursday morning, April 25. William Pitts/Butler Eagle

SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — Concerned citizens packed into the Slippery Rock Township’s municipal building on Thursday morning, April 25, as the township’s zoning hearing board rendered a decision related to a proposed cold-mix asphalt plant.

The board voted to accept findings of fact regarding the plant’s compliance with the township zoning ordinance as it relates to odors produced by heavy industry.

Residents at the meeting feared the board’s first action in nearly a year regarding the proposed cold-mix asphalt plant, which would be operated by Heilman Pavement Specialties, paves a future for the plant to be built at 490 Stoughton Road near Slippery Rock Creek.

“It basically sounds like they’re accepting new findings without submitting it to the public first,” said Chris Coleman, who has been campaigning against the plant for years. “But we don’t know exactly what it is because they’re not going to release it until tomorrow (Friday), after they’ve already made their decision.”

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