County enacts year long moratorium on asphalt plants
"I'm going to fight this," said Mark Fortner in response to the Jackson County Board of Commissioners' unanimous decision last week to enact a year long moratorium on the construction asphalt plants.
Fortner, owner of HMC Paving in Bryson City with his father, Henry, recently announced plans to build an asphalt plant in Qualla's Gateway community. That announcement drew criticism from area residents, who appealed to commissioners to find a way to prevent the project.
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