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Notification means that local residents and other interested parties can make submissions to either local body in support or against the granting of resource consents. The public notification comes just 15 months since Fulton Hogan first announced its intentions. If the proposal goes ahead, Fulton Hogan revealed it wants the quarry running 24 hours a day for almost half the year — with up to 750 trucks entering or leaving the site every day. Fulton Hogan is seeking consents from the council for gravel extraction and processing, A sign opposing the quarry has been erected by the Templeton Residents’ Association and discharge consent from notified over the Christmas period. anybody that share our concerns to write Environment Canterbury. That is something bitterly opposed “We are very grateful that the councils their own submission. We share a lot of by many in the Templeton and nearby agreed not to publicly notify before the information on our noquarry.org website end of January 2019. After the stress to help local residents keep up to date Weedons communities. A member of one of those groups and emotional toll of waiting all year with the latest details. “The only way to stop this quarry opposing it Templeton Residents’ for the applications to be made we Association’s Jolene Eagar said the wait all needed a good break knowing the is by making our opposition heard to make submissions had been taxing community would have a fair opportunity as strongly as possible through the on the community, but she doesn’t to express their opposition to the submission process.” proposed quarry.” The Selwyn District Council has blame the councils for that. Ms Eagar said that the Templeton appointed a Friend of the Submitter “Fulton Hogan announced in January 2018 their intention of putting in an Residents’ Association had been working to help residents make submissions. application but did not actually do so with local residents for more than a year She is Janette Dovey, and she can be to prepare for the application. reached at friendofsubmitter@selwyn. until 21 November 2018. “Our community is planning to put in a govt.nz or by phoning the council on “The councils were very understanding about the community’s concerns around large number of submissions against the 03 347 2889. Submissions close on the difficulty it would cause if they proposed quarry and would encourage Thursday, June 6.
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Residents fighting a proposed new quarry on the outskirts of Templeton will finally have their say officially. Environment Canterbury and Selwyn District Council have now publicly notified the proposal.