Area History
The Chase Quarry was first proposed to the community in May 1991, a Summary was submitted on October 8, 1992. Members of the community were organized and many toured a quarry in Frederick on November 4, 1992 to see the mining process and to witness blasting at the site.
The first meeting with Kingdom Gould was held on October 19, 1993, four representatives of the developer and seven members of the community were present. Over the next two years 25 meetings were held to address the concerns of the community.
Community meetings, with displays about the proposed quarry were held on April 23 & 24, 1994 and Question and Answer sessions were held on April 26 & June 2, 1994. On June 2nd three votes were held…
Should the quarry proceed? 40 yes – 10 no
Should the community representatives negotiate a deal? 48 yes – 2 no
Should the representatives finalize a contract? 16 yes – 34 no
At the next community meeting on May 5, 1995 a final vote was taken and the community members approved the agreement reached. The agreement was signed after three more work sessions.
Important issues agreed upon included:
Construction of a community center at the developer's expense on 7 donated acres.
Donation of 40 acres to the Howard County Conservancy.
Donation of 5 cents per ton of stone to the community association, minimum $50,000 annually.
(Donation to commence when digging of saleable aggregate begins)
Only emergency quarry access via Mission Road, all regular traffic must use US Rt. 1.
Blasting limited to 10 seconds per month, warning signal to be sounded prior to all blasts.
Quarry will maintain a fund to rectify any possible foundation damage caused by blasting.
No quarry operations to begin before 7:00am Monday to Saturday, no Sunday operations allowed.
Neighborhood residents to be given opportunity for employment at the quarry.
Wells affected by the quarry to be replaced at developer expense.
No asphalt production on site without community approval.
Entire quarry operation to be fenced and supervised to prohibit trespassing.
The name selected was Ridgely's Run Community Association, based on the stream that bisects the area. This area was named Ridgely's Forest in 1711 and the stream was named Ridgely's Run.
Residents who assisted on the community board: Ross Dangel, Bill Exum, Charles George, Merle Green Sr., Chris Hildebrandt, Martilyn Irwin, Thomasina Johnson, Gerald Maynor, Ken McGaffin, Gary Prestianni, Mike Sager, Mark Smith, Paul Snyder.
What is Ridgely's Run Community Association?
The Ridgely's Run Community Association (RRCA) was founded in 2007 by the Savage Stone Company on behalf of the residents near the company's quarry area off of US Route 1.
The RRCA was founded to benefit community residents. The Savage Stone Company not only helped establish the association, but also donated over 11 acres of land and spent over $2.0 million in building the RRCA community center, athletic field, tennis and basketball courts and parking lot.
The RRCA is run by a volunteer board of ten individuals who are elected for a two-year term at the annual meeting. The Savage Stone Company holds 3 permanent seats on the ten member board.
Membership in the RRCA is free and automatic. There are currently no monthly nor annual dues. The RRCA is funded by nominal fees for rent of the facilities along with a generous annual donation by the Savage Stone Company.
