A proposal to build an asphalt plant at a longtime gravel quarry in Forestville has set off a fierce local battle, with more than 700 residents warning it could pollute waterways, fuel wildfires and threaten endangered species. The plant, planned at Canyon Rock — a family-run quarry just west of Highway 116 — is still years from a final vote. … But the fight is already playing out in public meetings, letters to county supervisors and dueling websites, as the quarry’s owners and a new community group, Russian River Community Cares, push competing narratives.

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