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Archive Home > 2008 > October > 16 > Restrictions on pumice mine near Tumalo to stay in place

Restrictions on pumice mine near Tumalo to stay in place

Excavators sought more elbow room on operations, but neighbors resisted

By Scott Hammers / The Bulletin
October 16, 2008

A Deschutes County hearings officer has rejected an excavation company’s request to ease restrictions on its activities at a Tumalo-area pumice mine.

The decision concerns an 80-acre surface mine site about half a mile south of Tumalo State Park. In late 2007, Latham Excavation....

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