Council gives details on air quality permit hearing

Michelle Barson, mayor pro tem and council member, concluded the previous Clemmons Village Council meeting with news they she had just found out regarding Forsyth County having a public hearing on an air quality permit on Dec. 1 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Clemmons Library. And she did the same at the end of Monday night’s meeting during council comments with more on the details and an explanation to clarify the board’s stance from a legal perspective. “As it relates to the proposed asphalt plant, I want to reiterate it is not within this council’s ability to be for or against this project,” Barson said. “Legally, we cannot be for or against this project. There is a theory that commenting on it or attending the upcoming public hearing hosted by the county may even unintentionally influence the administrative process.

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