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A shuttered Dunmanway quarry, closed in 2014 for lacking proper registration, is poised for a dramatic comeback—Murray Brothers Tarmacadam seeks to reopen it and expand operations for two decades, applying for “Substitute Consent” to retroactively legalize its development. Once a vital local economic engine supplying construction projects, the site now faces a major hurdle: it must prove environmental compliance with a 400-page impact report. If approved, it’ll churn out 225,000 tonnes of rock annually, fueling regional infrastructure and their own plant, while hiring 5-6 full-time staff and part-time hauliers. Beyond production, the company plans to leave a lasting ecological legacy: two native woodlands and permanent wetlands. The planning board’s decision looms by September 9th—could this be the quarry’s second act?

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