In June of 2000 Spring Valley township's board of zoning appeals approved a conditional use permit allowing Martin Marietta to mine gravel on a site of around 200 acres located across from the historic village of Spring Valley, along the banks of  the Little Miami River (a state and national scenic river), near the Little Miami bike trail and the Accommodation Line Scenic Byway. CCSV appealed this decision to the Court of Common Pleas and to the Court of Appeals both of which upheld the decision of the bza. In June of 2002 we received notice that the Ohio Supreme Court declined to review our case further.

During the hearings Martin Marietta, through its representatives, expressed both a commitment to minimize negative impacts of mining on this community and to benefit the community as a good citizen. We are establishing this web-site in order to enable Martin Marietta to establish a record of positive accomplishment, as well as to publicize any problems that should arise from their mining operation and their responses to complaints.

Martin Marietta made many promises during the hearing: that the mine would not affect property values, that the scenic river would not be degraded, that dust would be controlled, that there would be no noise pollution, that operations would only occur during daylight hours, etc.. These promises, as recorded in the official transcripts and the conditional use permit they were granted are available for public inspection: