COME SHARE YOUR CONCERNS ABOUT HOW MINING IS AFFECTING BASTROP’S WATER, AIR, FARMLAND, HISTORIC CEMETERIES, WILDLIFE AND ROADS
NO MORE ROCK CRUSHERS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD!
TAKE ACTION TO SAVE OUR HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS AND RECREATIONAL AREAS FROM MINING
What: Travis Materials, a mining company with multiple permit violations, has requested an air permit to add another rock and cement crusher to FM 969 in Bastrop County. The City of Bastrop passed a resolution expressing concerns about the location, environmental impacts, road safety, and stormwater management of this request. Neighbors are concerned that this proposed plant, near Wilbarger Bend Road, will have negative impacts upon:
- Low-income residents that live near the noise and air pollution of three mining operations and can not afford a lawyer to fight for their health and safety.
- School children at nearby schoolbus stop who will be subject to silica air pollution, dangerous truck traffic
- Neighbors and long-time residents of historic Utley, an African-American Freedom Colony
- City of Bastrop residents because flooding will increase due to damage to the floodplain upstream
- Visitors seeking to enjoy Bastrop’s premier recreational areas along Colorado River, near Utley Bridge
- Rock crusher workers who suffer from inhaling silca and other deadly pollutants
- Bald eagles (currently nesting) and other wildlife on Wilbarger Bend
- Certified organic farms and ranchers, including Green Gate Farms, Middle Ground Farm, and food entrepreneurs
Given current policies, this meeting is the only opportunity for the public to question miners and share concerns about adding a rock and cement crusher to our neighborhood.
When: Thursday, March 7, 2024
Community Gathering, learn how poorly monitored mining affects you and what you can do about it. Meet environmental groups, sign petitions, enjoy free BBQ, 4:00-7:00 p.m.
TCEQ Hearing on Travis Materials’ Rock Crushing Air Permit, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Where: Spiderwood Studios, 140 Utley Road, Elgin, TX 78602
Who: Come early to meet your neighbors and learn more from groups that may include:
- Bastrop Interfaith
- Friends of the Land, farmland preservation
- Keep Bastrop Boring
- Texans for Responsible Gravel Mining (TRAM)
- Environmental Stewardship
- PODER
You are encouraged to submit comments to TCEQ about this request for an air permit for a proposed rock crusher. Your comments are needed now!
Send your concerns about the Air Permit (No. 173335)
Request Made by Travis Materials for Utley, Bastrop County
Public comments may be submitted either in writing to the
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Office of the
Chief Clerk, MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087,
or electronically at www14.tceq.texas.gov/epic/eComment/.
Type in the permit # 173335.