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Opposition to Permit to Expand Mining Operation

We represented an aggregate mining client who faced opposition from neighbors to its proposed expansion of a legacy pit, intended to extend the life of the mine by more than a decade. The municipality denied the permit because of the mine’s alleged impact on homeowners residing nearby. Warner successfully persuaded the court, on review, to reverse the municipality’s decision for lack of substantial evidence supporting its reasons for denial and to grant the company the right to expand into the new parcel. Warner then defeated the municipality’s appeal of that decision.