Neighborhood Preservation Coalition - NPC

08/29/2021

Just reminding everyone who didn't take the time to read this article by Sydney Cromwell, WHY we are opposed to a quarry in our area. Read what Cahaba and Black Warrior Riverkeepers have to say about this potentially affecting water sources.

If you didn't have time to attend the 1-hour webinar in June, you also missed an Environmental Sciences major from Birmingham Southern giving clear demonstrations of the kinds of issues that arise from quarrying. Considerable groundwater is used in the extraction process, notwithstanding changes in groundwater flow paths necessitated by topography changes. There are cases of this radically changing lakes and/or streams even right here in Alabama.

A proposed Clay quarry could cause decades of consequences for neighbors, local waterways

08/25/2021

Be careful, all, with all this logging traffic on Cedar Mountain Road lately. It runs early and then all day. Be especially careful pulling out of your driveways. These logging trucks cannot stop on a dime. My own driveway has sightline compromises. My daughter is taking the long way to come see me right now with a newborn in the car just to be on the safe side of life.

08/01/2021

A proposed Clay quarry could cause decades of consequences for neighbors, local waterways

08/01/2021

A MUST read for those opposing the Clay/Pinson area quarry. And an enormous thank you to Sydney Cromwell for the time and energy it took to produce this well-researched article about the dangers of quarry mining. (Read more of Sydney Cromwell's articles at Southern-Science.com)

A proposed Clay quarry could cause decades of consequences for neighbors, local waterways

07/26/2021

We didn't say it. Vulcan Quarry Watch did! And it sounds like they should know!

Vulcan Materials Bad Neighbor | Bad Employer  Vulcan Materials, the largest aggregate company in the U.S., runs almost 500 open-pit mining and processing facilities. Vulcan Quarry Watch is the leading resource for communities, activists and Vulcan workers fighting to expose the negative economic, h...

07/25/2021

This video is worth taking the time to watch.

TARRANT, Ala. (WIAT) — If you’ve ever experienced an earthquake, it’s probably something you’ll never forget. For neighbors in Tarrant who live within a half-mile of Vulcan …

07/06/2021

If you aren't paying attention to this, you should. Jefferson County is currently accepting RPFs for a new comprehensive land use plan. Why is this important? Because this is the document that determines how our "land" is utilized (including unincorporated areas of the County). The current plan is very supportive of Jefferson County's natural resources and the rights of citizens. We need to make sure the new plan is too. Here is a link to the RFP:
https://www.jccal.org/Sites/Jefferson_County/Documents/Development%20Services/Documents/RFP%20for%20Jefferson%20County%20Comprehensive%20Plan%20FINAL%2025%20June%202021%20-%20updated%2030%20June%202021.pdf

07/01/2021

By Crystal McGough CLAY — The Clay City Council appointed and swore into office Councilman LeWayne Allen on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, to fill the vacant seat left by former councilor Ben Thackerson

06/18/2021

In the event anyone missed this public notice hiding in the bushes, it is a condemnation notice for a property on Clay Palmerdale.

06/16/2021

https://www.trussvilletribune.com/2021/06/15/city-of-clay-swears-in-chris-nail-to-council-place-5/?fbclid=IwAR1qlpfYKsP3B4ORWs_wnsW4KeDSCkscdxFFpSat9e1OmG-RY7-KYI74aoo

By Crystal McGough CLAY — The Clay City Council swore in former Planning and Zoning member Chris Nail to Council Place 5 on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, filling the seat formerly occupied by Dennis Locke.