http://kvpr.org en http://kvpr.org/post/effort-approve-mine-jesse-morrow-mountain-falls-short <p>Plans for a controversial aggregate mine on Jesse Morrow Mountain east of Sanger have stalled after the Fresno County Board of Supervisors failed to approve the project after a marathon meeting Tuesday night. The supervisors were being asked to reverse a decision by the Fresno County Planning Commission, which rejected the project in May.&nbsp;</p> Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:21:34 +0000 Joe Moore 3098 at http://kvpr.org Effort to Approve Mine on Jesse Morrow Mountain Falls Short http://kvpr.org/post/planning-commission-rejects-jesse-morrow-mountain-mine <p>This afternoon the Fresno County Planning Commission rejected plans for a controversial hard rock mine on Jesse Morrow Mountain, on Highway 180 east of Fresno.</p><p>The vote had been delayed from a meeting in February, in which several hundred people spoke out against the plan. Residents today weighed in on the proposal from multinational mining company CEMEX, citing concerns about traffic, aesthetics and air quality.</p><p>The project will likely be appealed to the Fresno County Board of Supervisors.</p> Thu, 31 May 2012 02:51:25 +0000 VPR News Staff 1293 at http://kvpr.org Planning Commission Rejects Jesse Morrow Mountain Mine