. >> reporter: 96-year-old nelson simms discusses his concerns about the possibility of a new neighborhood. >> i can't work. i can't get around. [ indiscernible ] >> livable -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: he is one of the many residents fighting to prevent them from coming in. of health and environmental control approved the company last year. the facility would be a crushed stone plant in the area. -- in the area. >> you can't afford to have something like that in a mace where people are try -- in a place where people are trying to make a living. >> reporter: they are concerned their water and air will be polluted and appealed the decision. >> we get a lot of shouldn't effect you. maybe won't effect you. from the beginning we said we want to see numbers. >> reporter: we reached out to the company -- >> the case will be heard ginning on the 16th of february. and given that the case still hasn't been heard and they will make a determination on the case, i think we would refrain from comment till after the hearing. >> reporter: residents have been fighting since 2014 and to save their nei