Clemmons Maymead Asphalt Plant
At a glance
- What: a proposed Maymead asphalt plant at 6010 Gun Club Road in Clemmons, which residents oppose through the group No Asphalt Clemmons.
- Where it stands: the plant is allowed by zoning officer permit in the general industrial district with no use-specific conditions; residents are asking the county to use every lawful tool, including a public air permit hearing and written answers from the responsible agencies. A commissioner (captioned "Parker") visited residents on Sunday, Oct 11.
- Open question: residents asked staff for records on a 2004 proposal (UDO 112) for special use permits and buffers for asphalt plants.
Main concerns
- Property values (a cited study of 12.7% to over 50% decline within 3 miles), up to 200 trucks a day, 90 decibels, odor, dust, soot and health; homes 500 to 1,300 feet away; suggested 1,000 to 1,500-foot buffers.
- Residents say the state environmental agency closes complaints against the company's other plants after the company's own reply.
- Related to the zoning-standards debate on Countywide Data Center Moratorium.
Discussion time
About 15 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 - Board of County Commissioners | 15 |
Log
- 2026-10-15 - Board of County Commissioners - Alan Jones, Aaron Gibbons, Jeff Banks, Andrea Vail and Beth Norman spoke in public comment; no board action.
- 2026-09-17 - Board of County Commissioners - Per the minutes, seven speakers opposed (including Andrea Vail, Aaron Gibbons and Beth Norman); Marsie West also raised it. Concerns at the 6010 Gun Club Road site: Kinnaman Road truck safety, UDO setbacks and floodplain, and air-permit questions; no board action.
- 2026-08-27 - Board of County Commissioners - The deputy county manager said the board has no legal role: the parcel is in the Village of Clemmons, zoned general industrial, and the state-rule air permit must be issued if the application meets the rules; a staff public hearing on the draft permit will follow. In public comment Jeff Banks, Andrea Vail and other residents raised air quality, Kinnaman Road truck traffic and bridge replacement, floodplain and creek runoff, and asked for a jurisdiction check (from auto-captions).
- 2026-08-27 - Board of County Commissioners (minutes) - Chair Gloria D. Whisenhunt noted the plant was not on the agenda and asked Deputy County Manager Kyle Haney for an update: the board has no legal role and nothing will come before it for approval; county staff do have an administrative role in air permitting. Environmental Assistance and Protection Director Minor Barnette said federal authority is delegated to the states and in North Carolina flows through the Environmental Management Commission. Six speakers in public comment opposed the plant, including Andrea Vail and Jeff Banks.
- 2026-07-30 - Board of County Commissioners - A resident described the proposed 6010 Gun Club Road plant and asked what could be done. Staff said the land is zoned general industrial, the village ordinance allows the plant with a permit the county would have to issue, and the air quality permit is a department decision, not a board decision. No application had been submitted yet.