REDGRANITE, WI (WTAQ) – Village leaders in Redgranite met Tuesday night to discuss the possibility of closing the Redgranite Quarry in the wake of three drowning deaths this summer.
However, there wasn’t much talk of actually closing down the quarry. So the village board voted to keep the quarry open.
FOX 11 reports that village leaders plan on putting new safety measures in place, including new signs and more police patrols.
Police say at least 2 of the 3 drownings were alcohol-related. Currently alcohol is not allowed at the quarry.
Some members of the public have asked for the quarry to be closed. But village leaders says it would be an expensive project with having to pay either for a fence to be put up or filling the quarry in.
They also believe the quarry is important to the village’s identity.
“We want to keep, we are committed to keeping the quarry open and the safety of the community is a concern, so we want to make the place as safe as we possibly can without closing it. So that certainly is our primary focus,” said village trustee Paul Mertz.
No one from the public spoke at the meeting Tuesday night.
