Kingsland sand mining protest heats up

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  • Above, resident Rick Schmidt has surveilled the shoreline of his subdivision and the proposed Collier Materials sand mining operation. Connie SwinneyfThe Highlander
    Above, resident Rick Schmidt has surveilled the shoreline of his subdivision and the proposed Collier Materials sand mining operation. Connie SwinneyfThe Highlander
  • At right, Comanche Rancheria Carolyn Drohman expressed concerns about her family's health with potential dust which would accompany heavy truck traffic, transporting treated sand away from the operation.
    At right, Comanche Rancheria Carolyn Drohman expressed concerns about her family's health with potential dust which would accompany heavy truck traffic, transporting treated sand away from the operation.
  • Engineers for Collier Materials offered a rendering of what the proposed Kingsland sand plant would look like, adjacent Comanche Rancheria. Rendering
    Engineers for Collier Materials offered a rendering of what the proposed Kingsland sand plant would look like, adjacent Comanche Rancheria. Rendering
  • Above, an arm of the Llano River up river from the RM 2900 Bridge will be the home of a couple of dredging boats if Collier Materials is able to get an LCRA permit for the project.Connie Swinney/The Highlander
    Above, an arm of the Llano River up river from the RM 2900 Bridge will be the home of a couple of dredging boats if Collier Materials is able to get an LCRA permit for the project.Connie Swinney/The Highlander
  • Below, Comanche Rancheria resident Taylor Delz looks past his backyard towards Packsaddle Mountain to where the proposed site of a sand mining operation would be in Kingsland.Connie Swinney/The Highlander
    Below, Comanche Rancheria resident Taylor Delz looks past his backyard towards Packsaddle Mountain to where the proposed site of a sand mining operation would be in Kingsland.Connie Swinney/The Highlander
  • Above, on July 16, visitors toured the site of a Collier Materials Inc. plant in Jarrell in Williamson County which would be similar to a proposed operation in Kingsland.Contributed/Robert Blossman
    Above, on July 16, visitors toured the site of a Collier Materials Inc. plant in Jarrell in Williamson County which would be similar to a proposed operation in Kingsland.Contributed/Robert Blossman
As a proposed sand dredging operation takes shape on the Llano River, a number of Comanche Rancheria residents expressed concerns about the potential impact on properiy values, health and the environment in and around their Kingsland neighborhood. Resident Taylor Delz assessed how a view from his back porch might change. "It would be less than 600 yards from my back porch," said Delz, a…

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