Settlement Reached in Limestone Quarry Lawsuit | June 16, 2026 | News 19 at 5:00

[00:00:04]>> THE LEGAL FIGHT OVER THE >> THE LEGAL FIGHT OVER THE >> THE LEGAL FIGHT OVER THE CONTROVERSIAL BELLE MINA CONTROVERSIAL BELLE MINA CONTROVERSIAL BELLE MINA QUARRY IS ENDING WITH A QUARRY IS ENDING WITH A QUARRY IS ENDING WITH A SETTLEMENT.

[00:00:08]SETTLEMENT.

[00:00:09]SETTLEMENT. >> BUT NOT WITH THE OUTCOME >> BUT NOT WITH THE OUTCOME >> BUT NOT WITH THE OUTCOME MANY PEOPLE HAD HOPED FOR.

[00:00:11]MANY PEOPLE HAD HOPED FOR.

[00:00:12]MANY PEOPLE HAD HOPED FOR. WHILE OPPONENTS WERE UNABLE TO WHILE OPPONENTS WERE UNABLE TO WHILE OPPONENTS WERE UNABLE TO SHUT THE COREY DOWN. THEY SAY SHUT THE COREY DOWN. THEY SAY THE AGREEMENT WILL BRING SOME THE AGREEMENT WILL BRING SOME THE AGREEMENT WILL BRING SOME RELIEF TO NEARBY FAMILIES. HIS RELIEF TO NEARBY FAMILIES. HIS RELIEF TO NEARBY FAMILIES. HIS 19 INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER 19 INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER 19 INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER DALLAS PARKER SPOKE WITH ONE DALLAS PARKER SPOKE WITH ONE DALLAS PARKER SPOKE WITH ONE OF PLAINTIFFS IN THE CASE OF PLAINTIFFS IN THE CASE OF PLAINTIFFS IN THE CASE ABOUT THE NEW RESTRICTIONS AND ABOUT THE NEW RESTRICTIONS AND ABOUT THE NEW RESTRICTIONS AND WHY SOME IN THE COMMUNITY SAY WHY SOME IN THE COMMUNITY SAY WHY SOME IN THE COMMUNITY SAY THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER. IT'S THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER. IT'S THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER. IT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. LAUREN EXACTLY RIGHT. LAUREN EXACTLY RIGHT. LAUREN RESIDENTS AND CHURCH CHURCH IS RESIDENTS AND CHURCH CHURCH IS RESIDENTS AND CHURCH CHURCH IS AN ADVOCACY GROUP SUED OVER AN ADVOCACY GROUP SUED OVER AN ADVOCACY GROUP SUED OVER THE LIMESTONE QUARRY IN MINA.

[00:00:33]THE LIMESTONE QUARRY IN MINA.

[00:00:33]THE LIMESTONE QUARRY IN MINA. >> ARGUING OPERATIONS WERE >> ARGUING OPERATIONS WERE >> ARGUING OPERATIONS WERE DISRUPTING THE COMMUNITY AND DISRUPTING THE COMMUNITY AND DISRUPTING THE COMMUNITY AND THREATENING NEARBY WATERWAYS.

[00:00:36]THREATENING NEARBY WATERWAYS.

[00:00:36]THREATENING NEARBY WATERWAYS. NOW, EARLIER THIS YEAR, A NOW, EARLIER THIS YEAR, A NOW, EARLIER THIS YEAR, A JUDGE DECLINED TO SHUT THAT JUDGE DECLINED TO SHUT THAT JUDGE DECLINED TO SHUT THAT COREY DOWN INSTEAD ORDERING COREY DOWN INSTEAD ORDERING COREY DOWN INSTEAD ORDERING THE PARTIES INTO MEDIATION AND THE PARTIES INTO MEDIATION AND THE PARTIES INTO MEDIATION AND IMPOSING TEMPORARY IMPOSING TEMPORARY IMPOSING TEMPORARY RESTRICTIONS. WHILE THE CASE RESTRICTIONS. WHILE THE CASE RESTRICTIONS. WHILE THE CASE MOVE FORWARD. NOW, AFTER MOVE FORWARD. NOW, AFTER MOVE FORWARD. NOW, AFTER MONTHS OF NEGOTIATIONS, BOTH MONTHS OF NEGOTIATIONS, BOTH MONTHS OF NEGOTIATIONS, BOTH SIDES HAVE REACHED A SIDES HAVE REACHED A SIDES HAVE REACHED A SETTLEMENT. THAT AGREEMENT SETTLEMENT. THAT AGREEMENT SETTLEMENT. THAT AGREEMENT CREATES A BUFFER ZONE BETWEEN CREATES A BUFFER ZONE BETWEEN CREATES A BUFFER ZONE BETWEEN CORY OPERATIONS IN NEARBY CORY OPERATIONS IN NEARBY CORY OPERATIONS IN NEARBY HOMES AND ROADS LIMITS HOURS HOMES AND ROADS LIMITS HOURS HOMES AND ROADS LIMITS HOURS OF OPERATION AND PROHIBITS ANY OF OPERATION AND PROHIBITS ANY OF OPERATION AND PROHIBITS ANY WORK ON SUNDAYS. PASTOR CODY WORK ON SUNDAYS. PASTOR CODY WORK ON SUNDAYS. PASTOR CODY GILLUM OF BELLE MINA METHODIST GILLUM OF BELLE MINA METHODIST GILLUM OF BELLE MINA METHODIST CHURCH. ONE OF THE PLAINTIFFS CHURCH. ONE OF THE PLAINTIFFS CHURCH. ONE OF THE PLAINTIFFS IN THE LAWSUIT SAYS THE IN THE LAWSUIT SAYS THE IN THE LAWSUIT SAYS THE CHANGES ARE SIGNIFICANT. EVEN CHANGES ARE SIGNIFICANT. EVEN CHANGES ARE SIGNIFICANT. EVEN IF THEY DON'T ACCOMPLISH THE IF THEY DON'T ACCOMPLISH THE IF THEY DON'T ACCOMPLISH THE COMMUNITY'S ULTIMATE GOAL.

[00:01:09]COMMUNITY'S ULTIMATE GOAL.

[00:01:09]COMMUNITY'S ULTIMATE GOAL. >> HAVE TO QUIT OPERATING AT A >> HAVE TO QUIT OPERATING AT A >> HAVE TO QUIT OPERATING AT A CERTAIN TIME ON SATURDAYS THAT CERTAIN TIME ON SATURDAYS THAT CERTAIN TIME ON SATURDAYS THAT CAN'T OPERATE AT ALL ON CAN'T OPERATE AT ALL ON CAN'T OPERATE AT ALL ON SUNDAYS. AND THEY ALSO CAN'T SUNDAYS. AND THEY ALSO CAN'T SUNDAYS. AND THEY ALSO CAN'T BEGIN OPERATION UNTIL A BEGIN OPERATION UNTIL A BEGIN OPERATION UNTIL A CERTAIN POINT IN THE DAY. AND CERTAIN POINT IN THE DAY. AND CERTAIN POINT IN THE DAY. AND THEY HAVE TO END AT A CERTAIN THEY HAVE TO END AT A CERTAIN THEY HAVE TO END AT A CERTAIN POINT IN THE DAY.

[00:01:24]POINT IN THE DAY.

[00:01:24]POINT IN THE DAY. >> NOW, DYLAN SAYS THE JUDGE >> NOW, DYLAN SAYS THE JUDGE >> NOW, DYLAN SAYS THE JUDGE WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSEE THE WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSEE THE WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSEE THE CASE AND EXPECTS PLAINTIFFS TO CASE AND EXPECTS PLAINTIFFS TO CASE AND EXPECTS PLAINTIFFS TO ALERT THE COURT IF THE COREY ALERT THE COURT IF THE COREY ALERT THE COURT IF THE COREY FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE NEW FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE NEW FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE NEW OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS, HE OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS, HE OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS, HE SAYS MANY RESIDENTS ARE SAYS MANY RESIDENTS ARE SAYS MANY RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED BY THE CHANGES, BUT ENCOURAGED BY THE CHANGES, BUT ENCOURAGED BY THE CHANGES, BUT THIS APPOINTMENT REMAINS AMONG THIS APPOINTMENT REMAINS AMONG THIS APPOINTMENT REMAINS AMONG SOME WHO HOPE THE COURT WILL SOME WHO HOPE THE COURT WILL SOME WHO HOPE THE COURT WILL BE CLOSED ALTOGETHER. NOW, BE CLOSED ALTOGETHER. NOW, BE CLOSED ALTOGETHER. NOW, GILLUM DID THANK THE COMMUNITY GILLUM DID THANK THE COMMUNITY GILLUM DID THANK THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ADVOCACY GROUPS MEMBERS AND ADVOCACY GROUPS MEMBERS AND ADVOCACY GROUPS THAT SUPPORTED THE LAWSUIT AND THAT SUPPORTED THE LAWSUIT AND THAT SUPPORTED THE LAWSUIT AND SAYS OPPONENTS WILL CONTINUE SAYS OPPONENTS WILL CONTINUE SAYS OPPONENTS WILL CONTINUE MONITORING THE CORPS MONITORING THE CORPS MONITORING THE CORPS OPERATIONS WHILE THE OPERATIONS WHILE THE OPERATIONS WHILE THE SETTLEMENT PR OVIDES NEW