Commonwealth court upholds denial of mining application in Dunbar Township
The Commonwealth Court has upheld a decision made by the Fayette County Zoning Hearing Board more than two years ago that denied a special exception request by a mining company to conduct operations on a site near the Youghiogheny River Trail in Dunbar Township.
Amerikohl Mining Inc. of Stahlstown had appealed the denial of the zoning board, which was made on Aug. 26, 2009. The zoning board held hearings on the request on March 18, April 29 and June 10 of that year.
Amerikohl was seeking a special exception for property zoned A-1 agricultural rural located along Camp Carmel Road to mine about 213.5 acres on a 464.6-acre site owned by Louis J. and Charles D. Curry of Uniontown and John M. Heath of Belle Mead, N.J.
For more information, read Amy Revak’s article in the HeraldStandard.com