A meeting regarding the development of a quarry on the north-west tip of Blayney has been changed to Friday November 8 to give local residents impacted by the development time to attend.
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Residents impacted by the new development were dismayed and angry to find that the original date of the meeting was slated for Thursday October 17.
A spokesperson from the Department of Planning and Environment said that the decision was made in the interest of fairness.
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"The decision was made after it was discovered members of the public who had made submissions on the proposal had not been notified of the meeting," she said.
The site along Greghamstown Road, north of the Nestle Purina Petcare factory, could have up to 250,000 tonnes of earth mined a year for road construction materials, with crushing and screening to occur on-site.
The quarry has been proposed by helicopter pilot Ben Volkovsky, who owns the land and uses it for agricultural purposes.
Blayney mayor Scott Ferguson said that it was important that people register to speak at the meeting if they desire to, alternately they can simply turn up and observe the meeting.
"If people want to present to it they need to have ample time to get everything together," he said.
"Coming along and eyeballing the panel at the meeting is the best way to make submissions."
To make a submission contact the Planning Panels Secretariat before 4pm on Wednesday, 6 November 2019 on (02) 8217 2060 or email enquiry@planningpanels.nsw.gov.au