Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker approved expansion of a rock quarry west of Jefferson during their April 30 meeting.
The Mason Quarry has operated since about 1972 and currently uses a bit less than 20 acres of its almost 61-acre site. The request was for a comprehensive plan text amendment to allow Willamette Valley Excavating LLC to use the entire site, of which about 30 acres would actually be used…