“The bottom line is, we don’t see (them) showing a lot of responsibility to the community,” he said. “This would be a slap in the face.”

Mangino wants the township to take a role in correcting the problem.

“(The quarry) is an open wound,” he said. “We feel that this township will never grow unless it’s reclaimed.”

Carmen Shick said that creating an ATV park would help control problems in the area.

“If we put in a business (in the quarry) and operate it as a business, we will be able to regulate it to the point where it should be more tolerable than it is now,” he said.

Ultimately, his plan is to put unproductive land back to work.

“There’s great camping areas; there’s great swimming areas,” he said. “You have all the elements of a great family venue if you get rid of the riffraff.”