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Tuesday, January 23, 2001 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 12A 





JACKSON TWP. - The mining operation of American Asphalt Paving Co.
continues to expand into land zoned for agricultural use, the township zoning
enforcement officer says. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 John Krupa testified at a hearing Monday night on the company's appeal of a
zoning enforcement notice he issued last year. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Krupa said he issued American Asphalt a notice advising company officials
to comply with the township zoning ordinances by filling in certain areas of
the mining pit. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 ``The supervisors thought it was time to ... prevent total obliteration of
the agricultural zone,'' Krupa said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Company officials appealed to the township zoning hearing board and asked
for an interpretation of the law regarding Krupa's notice. Approximately 25
people attended the public meeting. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Township and company officials have been involved in a long legal fight
over the zoning of the land being mined. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Krupa said an aerial photo of the mining operation taken Monday shows
excavation in the agricultural zone. A small number of property owners in the
area have complained persistently about the blasting, he added. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Testimony in the hearing will continue at a later date with witnesses for
both the township and American Asphalt. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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Zoning Board Hears Testimony On Mined Land