Nimbys never have the solution

The entire North County population, and beyond, is affected by the defeat of Granite’s Liberty Quarry. Why? Rich Loomis (Union-Tribune, Dec. 16, 2012) provides the answer.

Where does concrete come from? It is manufactured from the only source we have: rock, which makes a sizeable portion of California.

Loomis gives the correct analysis of the warped decision of the nimbys and the totally wrong decision by the City of Temecula people. The long haul by truck, fuel waste, road damage, jobs lost, and the positive increase in cost to provide materials for construction is the result of loss by Grani...