about the quarry

The Winthrop Planning Board is reviewing an application for a crushed ledge quarry

This quarry will sit at an elevation higher than the schools and downtown

This activity will generate microscopic dust particles, similar to shards of broken glass

These dust particles act like smoke and can travel miles before settling downstream

The PM2.5 micron sized particles can cause serious lung issues such as Silicosis

The prevailing air currents takes this cloud of dust in the direction of schools and town

This has the potential to affect students and residents for generations to come

In addition, this dust will also settle in the Hoyt Brook headwaters

The potential to decimate marine life increases proportional to the activity at the quarry

Current plans call for 15,000 yards or 1,100 truckloads to be blasted, crushed and moved

This will affect everyone who works, plays, attends schools, shops, and lives in Winthrop