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Stop the Beaver Materials Gravel Pit at Potter's Bridge in Noblesville


WE’VED STOPPED THE BEAVER MATERIALS GRAVEL PIT NEXT TO POTTER’S BRIDGE PARK. THANK YOU, NOBLESVILLE!

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WHAT’S THE STORY?

Beaver Gravel Corp and Hamilton County Parks is requesting a rezoning change to allow for a gravel pit mining operation on a parcel of land (10-07-30-00-00-002.000) that’s next to Potter’s Bridge Park, the White River, and within a mile of hundreds of single-family residences.

View all of the public filing documents

Hamilton County residents have a variety of concerns over this project, including:

  • Water Quality: Risk of contamination to Hamilton County drinking water

  • Health: Air Pollution & emissions next to a historic park and hundreds of homes

  • Traffic Safety: Increased Heavy Vehicle Traffic in a highly residential area

  • Bad City Policy: Re-zoning a residential area to allow for industrial operations

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After all of the sand a gravel is extracted over a 5 year period, the pit would become a lake. Land would be donated in phases to Hamilton County Parks and also used for a townhome development.

We’ve been through this before. Here’s the timeline:

  • Summer 2020
    Beaver Materials and Hamilton County Parks file the project

  • November 16, 2020: Plan Commission Review
    Result: ‘No Recommendation’ after the commission was deadlocked 5-5 for an unfavorable recommendation, and again for a favorable recommendation. Watch the meeting

  • December 7, 2020:
    Beaver Materials withdrawals the proposal but notes that they anticipate re-filing in “early 2021”

  • January 2021:
    Beaver Materials purchases the land parcel

  • March 24, 2022:
    Beaver Materials REFILES gravel pit proposal.     Tentative Plan Commission hearing is May 16th

  • May 16, 2022:
    Plan Commission     issues an unfavorable recommendation (motion carried 7-3). The project moves onto the Common Council on June 14th and 28th.

  • June 14:
    Noblesville Common Council hears the issue and over 1 hour of public remonstrance (watch the recording)

  • June 28: Council rejects the gravel pit

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READY TO TAKE ACTION?

If you’re ready to join the fight to stop the Beaver Materials’ gravel pit next to Potter’s Bridge Park in Noblesville, here are a few ways you can help.