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Reports of homes shaking in Lyons coincided with controlled blast at Cemex—Longmont Times-Call 2/6/21,11:32 AM <br /> Walker Robinson, Cemex spokesperson, released a statement <br /> Wednesday afternoon saying that the cement plant had <br /> conducted a controlled blast around 1 p.m. Friday at the <br /> sandstone quarry, near Lyons. Through a"communication <br /> oversight,"the plant did not issue its courtesy notification in <br /> advance of the blast, the statement read. <br /> "(Controlled blasting) is a permitted and closely monitored <br /> mining activity that usually occurs once a year at this quarry, <br /> although the previous time was in 2019,"the statement read. "It <br /> is our practice, as a courtesy, to notify officials with the town of <br /> Lyons and Boulder County before a scheduled event." <br /> "This year, unfortunately, prior notification was not conveyed due <br /> to a communication oversight,"the statement said. "CEMEX <br /> strives to be a good neighbor in the communities where we live <br /> and operate. We have taken steps to be sure we follow our past <br /> practice of notifying officials in advance of a blast." <br /> Town Administrator Victoria Simonsen verified that the plant's <br /> notification in advance of a controlled blast is a courtesy. <br /> Simonsen said she received four or five calls on Friday from <br /> residents who reported their houses shaking. She contacted <br /> Cemex that day and an official emailed her to say there had <br /> been blasting. <br /> Just after 1 p.m. Friday, residents in several locations in town <br /> said that their houses started shaking abruptly for one to four <br /> seconds. The rumble was felt from U.S. 36 and Colo. 66 to <br /> homes in Lyons Valley Park and on Apple Valley Road and <br /> Stone Canyon. A band director at the Lyons Middle/Senior High <br /> School also reported feeling "a tremor." <br /> Mike Paige, who shared his story last week, said his girlfriend <br /> called the Boulder County Sheriff's Office to report their home <br /> near the intersection of U.S. 36 and Colo. 66 shaking. <br /> Carrie Havertield, Boulder County Sheriff's Office spokesperson, <br /> said last week that the sheriff's office had received only one call <br /> about the incident. <br /> https://www.timescall.com/2021/02/03/reports-of-homes-shaking-in-lyons-coincided-with-controlled-blast-at-cemex/ Page 2 of 6 <br />