... original depth. Residents protested, arguing again that the blasting would affect their wells and homes. "As the quarry owner, if I should cause damage to a house because of my quarry efforts, I would be responsible," George said. The quarry ...

... to five miles outside their corporate limits for the purpose of subdivision regulation. Last time we looked, the quarry owners were blasting rocks, not building houses. The effort by some JPs to pass this buck off to towns involves at best ...