Rufus Edmisten
‘Sooner’ or ‘later’? Fate of Wake Stone quarry near Umstead State Park hinges on one word
Former N.C. Attorney General says there was no typo, but the state intended for mining to wind down in 2032, not the 22nd century One word — “sooner” — in a 40-year-old mining permit could alter the future of a quarry and its proposed expansion adjacent to Umstead State Park in Raleigh.