According to the Hoosier Environmental Council’s Senior Policy Director, Tim Maloney, who spoke at the Noblesville Plan Commission meeting Monday night, the proposed Beaver Gravel Pit would have a substantial impact on the important floodplain of the White River, contributing to excess sediment in the White River and affecting downstream ecosystems.
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Growing opposition to the proposed Beaver gravel pit at Potter’s Bridge Park now includes Indiana American Water and the official staff report from the Noblesville Plan Commission.
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Don’t Leave It to Beaver continues its public education campaign, both online and on foot to warn Noblesville residents and businesses of the dangers a gravel pit and gravel pit lake could pose to their health and wealth in the coming decade. At the same time, the Hamilton County Parks Department Board lent its support to Chris Beaver and Beaver Materials in a revised submission to the Noblesville Planning Commission.
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October 20 - Community organizers spoke with journalist John Tuohy and photojournalist Colin Boyle about our concerns with the gravel pit. About 50 Noblesville residents gathered in front of City Hall to protest the rezoning request and to protect our community from a nearby gravel pit.
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October 15 - The citizens group Don’t Leave It to Beaver is undeterred in its fight to oppose the gravel pit proposed by Beaver Materials at Potter’s Bridge Park. Don’t Leave It to Beaver will continue planned events despite the Noblesville Planning Commission’s decision to delay public comment to Nov. 16.
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