Pike Industries will not be allowed to blast rock at its Spring Street quarry while the company appeals a zoning board decision in court.
Chief Justice Thomas Humphrey on Wednesday denied Pike’s request to blast up to nine times over a two-month period.
Earlier this year, the Westbrook Zoning Board ruled that Pike does not have the proper permits to operate at its Spring Street quarry. Pike is contesting that decision in Maine Business Court.
Humphrey last month granted Pike a stay, allowing the company to continue to excavate, crush and remove rock from the quarry, but prohibiting Pike from blasting.
Pike then filed a motion to amend the stay, arguing that the company’s stockpiles are quickly depleting and that it needs to blast rock in order to fulfill business obligations.
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