Check out the calendar to see when the next meeting or event is scheduled
Take Action
- Become involved and aware
- Join discussions on email distribution list for Protect Caswell. To join the list, see mailing list under Join.
- Participate in protests, letter writing campaigns, and calls for action.
- Learn the impacts and keep up to date. For information on the proposed projects, see https://www.protectcaswell.org/learn/.
- Support the Anderson Community Environmental (ACE) Justice Group. Go to https://acejustice.org/ for more information.
- Support the Prospect Hill community. Go to https://www.facebook.com/nocaswellquarry for more information.
- Become a member of the Protect Caswell Chapter of the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League (BREDL) and attend scheduled meetings by Zoom. For membership, go to http://www.bredl.org/membership.htm and follow the instructions. Or you can download the membership form (click HERE) and mail in. Please be sure to include “Protect Caswell” as the chapter name.
- DONATE to the Protect Caswell Chapter of the BREDL. Donations will help pay for legal advice, road signs, and marketing. Click on the DONATE button at the top of the page or mail your donation [made payable to Protect Caswell] to:
Protect Caswell
PO Box 32
Prospect Hill, NC 27314
- Write to your local government representatives.
- Demand the County Commissioners meet their obligation to enact an ordinance or ordinances to protect citizens from polluting industries.
- Write letters to the editors of local newspapers
- The Caswell Messenger, Debra Ferrell, Editor
- The Caswell Connection, Patti OKeefe Teiper, Editor
- The Roxboro Courier Times, Johnny Whitfield, Editor
- The News of Orange, Dale Edwards, Managing Editor
- The Burlington Times News, Tom Jones, City Editor
- The Courier-Times, Johnny Whitfield, Editor
- Sign the Change.org “Stop Caswell County Asphalt Plants and Quarry!” and “Environmental Justice in NORTH CAROLINA” petitions.
- Put up signs
- No Quarry
- No Asphalt Plant
- Attend meetings and submit written public comments
- County commissioners
- 1st Monday at 9am and 3rd Monday at 6:30pm of each month at the Historic Courthouse in Yanceyville and by Zoom during the COVID-19 pandemic. Speak out at the meeting or submit your written comments to the Clerk of the Board Ms. Carla Smith at least 2 hours before the meeting.
- Planning Board
- Meets 4th Tuesday of each month at 1:00 p.m. by Zoom during the COVID-19 pandemic. Submit your written comments to the County Planner Mr. Matthew Hoagland by 9:00AM the day of the meeting.
- Community meetings
- Held occasionally at the Anderson Ruritan and the American Legion Post buildings
- Next meeting (See calendar of events)
- County commissioners
- Write to your representatives
- County commissioners
- Mr. Rick McVey, At-Large
- Mr. David Owen, Chairman, District 1
- Mr. Nathaniel Hall, District 4
- Mr. John Dickerson, At-Large
- Mr. Jeremiah Jeffries, Vice-Chairman, District 3
- Mr. Steve Oestreicher, District 5, representing Anderson area
- Mr. Bill Carter, District 2, representing the Wrenn Rd area
- (cc Clerk to the Board: Ms. Carla Smith)
- County Manager – Mr. Bryan Miller
- County Attorney – Mr. Brian Ferrell
- County Planner – Mr. Matthew Hoagland
- Planning Board members
- Mr. W. Russell Johnston – Chairman
- Mr. C. Michael Poteat – Vice-Chairman
- Mr. Scott Oakley
- Mr. Ron W. Richmond
- Mr. Antonio Foster
- Mr. Jason Daniel
- Mr. Don Swann
- Commissioner Mr. Bill Carter (ex-officio)
- County Manager Mr. Bryan Miller (ex-officio)
- Environmental Health Specialist Mr. Donnie Powell (ex-officio)
- Chief Building Inspector Mr. Ken Caison (ex-officio)
- County Planner Mr. Matthew Hoagland (ex-officio)
- State Representatives
- House Member, District 50, Representative Graig Meyer (copy Wanda Shivers)
- Senate Member, District 30, Senator Phil Berger
- Governor:
The Honorable Roy Cooper
NC Office of the Governor
20301 Mail Service
Raleigh NC 27699
Online email form: https://governor.nc.gov/contact/contact-governor-cooper
Direct email: contactgov@nc.gov
- County commissioners
- Expand awareness within the community
- Post to social media
- Facebook (posts and shares)
- Webpages
- Blogs
- E-mails, phone calls, face-to-face discussions
- Family
- Friends
- Colleagues
- Neighbors
- Subscribe and participate in the Protect Caswell group mailing list (Join)
- Post to social media
Questions?
Questions and comments can be sent to admin@protectcaswell.org.