Re: "Shame on those that discredit Granite" [Village News, 7/29/10]

Nita Delnay’s letter of July 29 is full of accusations about Liberty Quarry and its impacts with the usual omission of sources and specifics about her fears and accusations.

The reality is that our region is going to continue to grow. We want and need new roads, new hospitals, new tourism attractions and new public facilities that feed our economy. And unless we have a new, local source of aggregate to build those roads and facilities we will continue to bring all that material from distant places, which is horrible for the environment and our economy.

As for the potential for impacts to touri...