Apalachin Community Press, May 2000
Public Hearing on Gravel Mining
A public statement hearing on proposed surface mines in the Town of Nichols will be conducted on Wednesday, May 10, at 7:00 pm in the Lounsberry United Methodist Church, 3586 East River Road in Nichols. F.S. Lopke Contracting, Inc. has applied for mining permits to operate two surface unconsolidated mines in the Town of Nichols. Both proposed mines are in Lounsberry. The two mine sites are separated by Route 17 and are accessible from the Lounsberry Exit 63. Lopke wants to remove sand and gravel from the sites.