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Somerset County Faces Mining Battle | Dover News
A proposed surface mine just feet from Carl Petty’s 45-year home in Somerset County, Maryland, has ignited fierce local resistance. Residents fear noise, traffic, and irreversible damage to the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area — a protected zone where bald eagles nest and Native American burial grounds may lie. Despite a zoning exception request by Tull Farm Holdings LLC, community outcry, environmental groups, and emotional pleas from longtime land stewards have flooded the Board of Zoning Appeals. With a decision looming July 17th, locals vow to fight — not just for land, but for heritage and…
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