Improving attitudes
August 12, 2010 By: Pit & Quarry StaffThough not a big surprise, quarries remain one of the least desired development projects in the United States, according to the 2010 Saint Index, a survey of 1,000 random adults regarding attitudes on real estate and development. The Saint Consulting Group, a land use political consulting firm, conducts the annual survey. In overall opposition, quarries (59 percent) rank third behind landfills (74 percent) and casinos (72 percent) on a list of 14 categories. But there is a plus in all of this. Opposition to quarries has fallen each year since its peak in 2007 (76 percent), trending downward to 64 percent in 2008, 62 percent in 2009 and 59 percent this year. So the aggregates industry must be doing something right. Keep those lines of communication open and work to educate your community about your operation. – Brian Richesson
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