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County denies permission for sand mine at Cypress Lake after neighbors object
Chairman Roy Thompson, right, seen with County Manager Tom Couch, left, leads the Tuesday, Sept. 6, Bulloch County Board of Commissioners meeting, which was dominated by hearings on zoning issues, including a proposal for a surface, or sand, mine as well
Chairman Roy Thompson, right, seen with County Manager Tom Couch, left, leads the Tuesday, Sept. 6, Bulloch County Board of Commissioners meeting, which was dominated by hearings on zoning issues, including a proposal for a surface, or sand, mine as well as a cryptocurrency mining facility. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff
Bulloch County commissioners earlier this week voted to deny conditional use permission for a 15-acre surface mine, or “sand pit,” to be created on a larger agricultural-zoned tract owned by Theron J. “Jackie” Rushing Jr. along Cypress Lake Road.
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