Many residents near the Idecker mine shared their views on continued operations in the area during the recent public hearing.Melanie Thompson: “I think the repercussions of the blasting and all the stuff that’s going on are going to be a lot more damaging than what we will reap if we go with them.”Nathaniel Beeghly: “We have Desert Storm veterans, small business owners, working-class people and these are the families getting hurt here. It’s so dusty back there, I don’t even mow my grass in the back anymore. It’s just like mowing concrete dust. You laughed when Mike was talking and we feel like Mosby doesn’t care.”Pam Smith: “You guys said maybe it’s not our foundation. My home was built in the 70s and it never cracked before. Now it is and the walls are coming in.”Claudia Baxley: “We used to come here to listen to country music. This is our home. Please respect u...