Spruce Pine Residents Reject Proposed Re-Zoning

A group of concerned residents in Spruce Pine, N.C. attended a town hall meeting on Feb. 13 to express discontent with a proposed re-zoning of land that would allow the disposal of bulk feldspar and processed mineral waste in their community. In December 2011, Quartz Co., with Feldspar Corporation, purchased more than 100 acres of…

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