Rock Quarry Battle Continues

Tennessee’s Supreme Court has refused to hear the city of Shelbyville’s appeal surrounding a nine-year-old dispute over a rock quarry, putting a $10 million federal lawsuit against Shelbyville back into play.
The council was informed of the decision during an attorney/client meeting Thursday afternoon, city manager Jay Johnson told the T-G.
Last November, Shelbyville lost a state appellate case dealing with the efforts of Wright Paving Co. Inc., and Custom Stone LLC to place a quarry on L. Fisher Road, which has been the topic of lawsuits since 2005.
After Shelbyville lost the case in November, an appellate judge ordered the city’s board of zoning appeals to consider the Wrights’ 2004 application at the earliest possible date, remanding the case back to chancery court to see if they are entitled to any legal fees.
After the loss in November, Shelbyville filed their final appeal, this time with the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Wright Paving has been trying for several years to build a quarry in Hillsboro, TN. -Shelbyville Times-Gazette-