Belle Mina residents are seeking help from local legislators in their fight to stop a proposed rock quarry in the southeast Limestone County community just down the road from major Huntsville manufacturers.

Belle Mina United Methodist Church Pastor Cody Gilliam planned to personally deliver petitions, which were signed at his church on Monday, to State Sen. Arthur Orr and State Rep. Parker Moore asking for an extension of the public comment period beyond Jan. 2 for the Alabama Department of Environmental permit applications for the quarry at 7440 Mooresville Rd.