The Monroe County Plan commission rejected a petition by Indiana Limestone Company, Inc., for rezoning of 50 acres of its property for heavy industrial use. The stone at that location is deemed unsuitable for quarrying. The petition was rejected due to concerns about how the property might be developed. The company was urged to refile its petition with a modified zoning designation. 5 Bethlehem Sand and Gravel began production in mid October near Bethlehem in Clark County.
Production is shipped by barge on the Ohio River.
In October the company provided music for a local festival to raise money to help renovate a historic schoolhouse in the area. Archaeological artifacts are being donated to the school by Nugent Sand Co. also located near Bethlehem. 6 Nugent Sand Co. has purchased the old Martin Marietta Utica Sand property in Clark County and is preparing a barge loading facility and redistribution site at that location. No sand will be produced on that site. All product from its Bethlehem dredge is processed on site and then shipped by barge to Louisville.