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<br /> Quarryowners hope to raise profile of gravel
<br /> Supporters say new tax will make pits more attractive to suburbs that are rapidly sealing gravel want pretty malls and retail. They don't
<br /> reserves forever with houses and malls. give a damn about aggregate," said Peter
<br /> While it's almost unheard of for a busi- Fischer, an owner of Fischer Sand and
<br /> BY BOB SHAW So why does gravel get treated like ness owner to favor higher taxes, many Aggregate in Apple Valley.
<br /> Pioneer Press dirt? metro area quarry owners do.They say if The promise of tax income could
<br /> Supporters of a new tax on gravel want the money goes to host cities, it will pro- change that.
<br /> mote more mining and help their industry, Suburban quarries are critical for con
<br /> Minnesotans use more than 10 tons of to raise the profile of gravel., sand and
<br /> it a year,per person. rock taken from suburban quarries.They which suffers from an image problem. trolling costs,because gravel is cheap only
<br /> It's an endangered natural resource, hope the tax—or voluntary"host fees"— "It's dirty and dusty. And (suburbs)
<br /> expected to be depleted locally in 17 years. will make gravel quarries more attractive don't give a damn about the jobs. They GRAVEL PITS,4B
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<br /> PHOTOS BY CRAIG BORCK,PIONEER PRESS
<br /> Dave Edmunds, manager of the materials division at Edward Kramer&Sons, a limestone mine in Burnsville, and other local
<br /> gravel miners support a proposed tax on gravel and aggregate.They say it will help promote more gravel mining in the Twin Cities.
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