📅 Upcoming Events
No Quarry on Homestead Meeting (door 18)
Community Meeting
Southwest Quarry Public Hearing
Allen county BZA & plan commission will hold the public hearing at Memorial Coliseum. Show up and speak out.
Past Events
Prayer Over the Valley
MARK YOUR CALENDARS This is an invitation for the community to gather on Sunday evening, May 3rd at 5:00 at Lafayette Meadows Elementary parking lot to pray over the valley\; to ask God's favor to protect "our valley" from demolition and destruction. (Also, feel free to include your children/grandchildren and to pray silently or out loud in whatever expression of faith you desire.) Meet at the Lafayette Meadows Elementary parking lot, and we'll gather on school property that's closest to overlooking the valley. Image credit: Sunrise Over the Valley (c) 2025 by Emily Boller
Public Meeting with Heritage Group
Informational meeting open to the public to gain information from the developer
🕐 Past Events
Developer Resubmits Application — Deemed Complete, Hearing Scheduled
US Aggregates / Heritage Group resubmitted a revised rezoning and special use application to the Allen County Department of Planning Services by the required deadline. County planning staff deemed the filing complete and placed it on the agenda, triggering a joint public hearing for May 26, 2026 before the Allen County Plan Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals. No approvals have been issued.
Southwest Allen County Schools Board — Votes to Oppose Quarry
The Southwest Allen County Schools (SACS) Board of Trustees voted to formally oppose the proposed quarry and asphalt plant on Homestead Road. Lafayette Meadows Elementary is the closest SACS school to the proposed site. This marks a significant milestone — an official institutional voice joining the coalition's opposition. See all organizational supporters →
Allen County Plan Commission — Monthly Business Meeting
Regular monthly business meeting. Quarry application not yet on the agenda due to the incomplete filing.
Allen County Plan Commission — Monthly Public Hearing
Regular monthly public hearing. Quarry application was not on the agenda; the developer's filing had been deemed incomplete by county planning staff.
Application Filed — and Rejected as Incomplete
US Aggregates / Heritage Group formally submitted rezoning and special use applications to Allen County for the proposed quarry, asphalt plant, and concrete plant complex. The Allen County Department of Planning Services reviewed the submission and deemed it incomplete, requiring the developer to refile. No hearings were scheduled.
Heritage Group is targeting ~1604 acres for acquisition, bordered by Homestead Road, I-69, and the new IU Health hospital campus. Of that, ~710 acres are proposed for industrial and quarry operations; the current rezoning application covers ~913 acres.
Community Organizes — 1,500+ Petition Signatures in 3 Days
Once the proposal became public, Southwest Allen County residents mobilized rapidly. A petition opposing the development gathered more than 1,500 signatures in under three days. Public meetings drew overflow crowds. No Quarry on Homestead formed as a community-led coalition and began documenting the scientific, environmental, and economic case against the project.
Proposal Announced — US Aggregates / Heritage Group
US Aggregates, a subsidiary of The Heritage Group (a family-owned Indiana conglomerate), announced plans for a major mixed-use development anchored by an open-pit limestone quarry, asphalt plant, and concrete batching plant in the Little River Valley of Southwest Allen County.
Inside Indiana Business reported on the proposal, describing it as one of the most significant industrial land-use proposals in the region's recent history.
📚 Historical Context: How We Got Here
Hanson Aggregates Quarry Expansion — Fought and Stopped
A few miles from the current proposed site, Hanson Aggregates (now Heidelberg Materials) proposed expanding their existing limestone quarry operations in a way that threatened the Eagle Marsh wetlands and the broader Little River watershed.
The Little River Wetlands Project (LRWP) — a nonprofit land trust founded in 1990 — led the fight. Working with the Conservation Law Center and community donors, LRWP successfully blocked the expansion through strategic land acquisition and organized opposition. They purchased key land parcels to protect wetland buffers from quarry encroachment.
The result: Eagle Marsh is now an 831-acre protected wetland — the largest inland urban wetland restoration in Allen County — supporting over 225 bird species and several state and federally listed species. The LRWP continues its stewardship mission today.
👉 Read the full LRWP story → | See our analysis of this precedent →
Little River Wetlands Project Founded
Concerned residents founded the LRWP to restore and protect wetlands in the Little River watershed — recognizing that Indiana had already lost an estimated 85% of its original wetlands. Their work at Eagle Marsh would become a model for urban wetland conservation and a direct precedent for today's fight.
🔗 Stay Informed
- Allen County Agenda Center: allencounty.in.gov/agendacenter — official hearing schedules
- Allen County Plan Commission: allencounty.in.gov/365/Allen-County-Plan-Commission
- Take Action: Sign the petition, contact officials, attend hearings
This timeline is maintained by No Quarry on Homestead. We cite only verified public records and published news sources. If you have documentation of an event we should add, contact us at noquarryonhomestead@gmail.com.