Stark v. N.C. Department of Environment & Natural Resources

McCullough, Judge.

Rufus Stark and Betty Stark (“petitioners”) appeal from an order of the trial court affirming the Final Agency Decision of the North Carolina Mining Commission (the “Mining Commission”). We affirm.

I. Background

Respondent Harrison Construction, Division of APAC Atlantic, Inc. (“Harrison”), holds Mining Permit No. 22-06, authorizing opera*493tion of a crushed stone quarry known as the Hayesville Quarry in Clay County, North Carolina. The Hayesville Quarry is located in the vicinity of Shewbird Mountain. Harrison’s permit was issued by respondent North Carolina Department of…