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Lake Sinclair Residents Fight Quarry | Macon News
Putnam County’s quiet lakeside community is fighting back against a proposed rock quarry near Lake Sinclair, fearing it’ll ruin their air, water, and way of life. Despite revised plans from Putnam County Stone, locals—some who’ve lived there for decades—are rallying, raising over $5,000 to legally challenge the project. They’re citing county land-use rules that designate the area for residential and agricultural use, not industrial development. This isn’t the first time—they recall a similar proposal defeated in 2011 thanks to community leader Miriam Lowe Hatcher, who sees this as another…
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