Residents living along Cameron Road filled the Excelsior Springs City Council chamber to plead for help with blasting, dust and property damage they say has worsened since Ideker began expanding its mining operations.Multiple Clay County residents described structural damage, unsafe road conditions and rising health concerns linked to the mining site. One resident said her home now has cracked foundations and the family can no longer open windows due to dust in the air.“The dust is so bad that we can’t open our windows and even with the windows closed, our furniture is covered in dust,” said Penny Smith. “If you’ve got asthma or any kind of a lung problem, which my husband does, you don’t want to go out and enjoy our property.”Smith noted the noise and vibration from daily blasting had taken a toll.“When the blast hit, my daughter thought we were having an earthquake,” stated Smith. “These houses have been here for yea...