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A newly reopened East Rockhill Quarry pits a $224 million turnpike contract against a small group of residents accustomed to a quiet way of life.
For more than three decades, residents of a wooded section of East Rockhill, north of the Pennridge Airport, have enjoyed all the offerings that living close to nature brings. Blue herons nest nearby, state game lands abut many properties, and peace and quiet reign supreme.
But now, some say that tranquility is exploding.
“We live in a quiet area, and all of the sudden you have industry just come into your backyard,” says Ryan Gottshall, of North Rockhill Road. “All of us are concerned.”
The industry in question is a long-dormant quarry located smack in the middle of the area. Known to most as the “Rockhill Quarry,” the site was last fully operational in the early 1980s. But last December, Gottshall said he awoke one morning to find heavy equipment moving around the edges of the quarry property, just a stone’s throw from his house.