A month after Lehigh Hanson cement plant announced its intention to shut down, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors is moving forward with a public hearing to consider revoking or amending the Cupertino plant’s use permit.
Lehigh announced in November that it would not restart production at the cement plant. Supervisor Joe Simitian, who has long championed efforts by the county to purchase and rehabilitate the area, said in a statement that he expected the county planning commission to consider permit revocation or modification “sometime in 2023, unless we can get a negotiated agreement with Lehigh.”
The revocation or amendment of Lehigh’s use permit would ensure that the plant’s