We, the residents of Sainte Genevieve County and surrounding areas, fear for our quality of life since becoming informed of the NexGen silica sand mining facility to be installed on Highway 32 on 249 beautiful acres.

We are banning together with concerns for our childrens’ health and futures, our livelihoods working with agriculture, and the decreased quality of life that the increased traffic, noise, and pollution will surely bring.

We have concerns over air quality, water quality, economic impacts, environmental costs, and decreased quality of life. We, the people of Sainte Genevieve County and surrounding areas, are uniting against the installation of the mine to save our homes and our children from an unfortunate fate.

We ask our public officials and the Department of Natural Resources to hear our voices and properly address our concerns. We ask our public officials and the Department of Natural Resources to deny the permits that will allow this mine to be installed.