Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing attendees got restless Thursday night at Ledyard Middle School as Harry Heller, attorney for the company proposing a new 40-acre quarry operation in Gales Ferry, was allowed for more than 20 minutes to grill a member of the public, Eric Treaster, who opposes the project. A few minutes later, attorney Wilson Carroll, who represents the Gales Ferry Fire District in opposing the quarry proposal from Gales Ferry Intermodal (GFI) LLC, argued that Heller’s cross-examination of Treaster was inappropriate. The hearing will continue at 6 p.m. next Thursday at Ledyard Middle School and on Zoom, with final arguments set for 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19, at the same location. During his testimony, Treaster laid out 22 reasons the proposed quarry at a site off Route 12 formerly occupied by Dow Chemical Co. violates zoning regulations. Principal among these were that GFI is seeking a special permit for an “excavation major,” but by blowing up parts of Decatur Mountain and removing bedrock the company is actually proposing a quarry, which isn’t allowed under town regulations.
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