HUMBOLDT — Plans by Monarch Cement Company to open a quarry about three miles northeast of Humboldt have been dropped — for the time being.
Allen County Counselor Alan Weber said David Bideau, Monarch’s attorney, advised him Tuesday that the cement plant was withdrawing its application for a conditional use permit to remove topsoil, limestone and shale, all ingredients of cement, from about 200 acres it owns north of town.
Monarch may file a revised application later, Bideau told Weber.
The immediate result is that a hearing…
Monarch drops quarry request
