Commissioners cool to quarry

Larry Barnett, Humboldt, told Allen County commissioners Tuesday morning the idea of buying the old Lehigh quarry for a recreation venue, “would be a mistake.”
“I’ve gotten a lot of the same comments,” Chairman Jerry Daniels, also a Humboldt-area resident, responded.
On the uptake, Commissioner Bill King wondered if the county might reverse course on agreeing to pay half the cost of an appraisal of the property, which commissioners agreed to before King came aboard. “You’ve already voted on it,” County Counselor Alan Weber said, and should honor the decision.
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