Sand mining opponents re-organize, set goals

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  • Comanche Rancheria resident Taylor Delz, along with Rick Schmidt, peer over onto a property where a proposed sand mining plant is expected to set up shop about 600 yards away. Collier Materials is working with a private landowner to dredge the waterway nearby and clean and prep the material. Connie Swinney/The Highlander
    Comanche Rancheria resident Taylor Delz, along with Rick Schmidt, peer over onto a property where a proposed sand mining plant is expected to set up shop about 600 yards away. Collier Materials is working with a private landowner to dredge the waterway nearby and clean and prep the material. Connie Swinney/The Highlander
As plans for a proposed sand mining operation takes shape on the Llano River, a group of residents has streamlined their message, re-organized their strategy and released a list of concerns, officials said. The anti-mining group recently took on the name Save Lake LBJ, created a website and joined forces with legal representatives in an attempt to halt the planned dredging operation proposed by…

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