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MORGANTOWN-- A public meeting on a Monongalia County concrete batch plant has been set for June 9 at the Stewartstown Community Building. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m.

Staff from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Air Quality will be on hand to discuss the Alcon, LLC. general permit registration application G50-B042, and to take comments from the public on the proposal. The agency will consider written and oral comments on the permit modification before making a final permit decision.

The general permit registration application to construct and operate a concrete batch plant in Morgantown, W.Va. was received April 6, 2005. DAQ's preliminary evaluation of Alcon's application indicates that the proposed construction will meet all applicable air quality requirements.

All written comments on the proposed batch plant must be received by the close of the hearing on June 9. All comments received will be considered by the DAQ director in a final decision on the proposed construction.

Copies of the general permit registration application are available for public review at the following addresses.

DEP/DAQ North Central Regional Office 2031 Pleasant Valley Rd., Ste. 1 Fairmont, WV 26554 Telephone: (304) 788-1641

Hours M-F 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., holidays excluded

West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Division of Air Quality 601 57-th Street Charleston, WV 25304 Telephone: (304) 926-0499 ext. 1223 Hours M-F 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., holidays excluded

Directions to the Stewartstown Community Building are as follows: From I-68; take Exit 7 toward WV-705/Airport/Pierpont Road. Turn left onto CR-857 South for 1.1 miles. CR-857 South becomes US-119 North for 3 miles. Turn right onto Stewartstown Road/CR-65 for 2.3 miles. Stay straight to go onto Stewartstown Road/CR-6/5 for 0.5 miles.