Dust, protests and a final vote: Dalton Planning Board denies Berkshire Concrete permit

Dust, protests and a final vote: Dalton Planning Board denies Berkshire Concrete permit
Berkshire Eagle
By GILLIAN HECK — THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE
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DALTON — For residents affected by Berkshire Concrete Corp.’s sand mine, the fight has always been bigger than themselves — and after more than a year of mounting pressure on town boards, culminated in a decision 50 years in the making: denial of a special permit.

On Wednesday, after a little under an hour of deliberations, the Dalton Planning Board voted 4-0, with member Jarred Mongeon absent, to deny Berkshire Concrete Corp.’s

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