But Calvin Fisher said yesterday he found Cr Colin Weatherall's comments that he (Mr Fisher) planned to abandon a gentlemen's agreement not to expand the quarry up the side of Jaffray's Hill or alter the hill's highly visible profile "mischievous and unhelpful".
The quarry is owned by Saddle Views Estate, of which Mr Fisher is the sole director.
The council sent Mr Fisher a letter last week asking him to show why he believed he had existing rights to continue quarrying in the landscape conservation area.
Cr Weatherall said the letter was sent after concerns from members of the public the quarry was about to be expanded by cutting another series of wide shelves into the hillside.
In a statement, Mr Fisher said he would respond to the council by its September 3 deadline.
But he said he had never made any promise on behalf of the quarry to limit quarrying and was not made aware of any gentlemen's agreement when the quarry and surrounding land was bought in 2002.
He was told about the agreement by Mosgiel Taieri Community Board member Martin Dillon about seven years ago but was not provided with any details.
Mr Dillon later told him the council did not seem to have any ongoing interest in the quarry.
"If [Cr] Weatherall believes there is an agreement or understanding, he should provide details as to who that agreement is with, and what the agreement specified, and how I was supposed to be aware of it and be bound by it," Mr Fisher said.
Both Cr Weatherall and Mr Dillon said Mr Fisher was probably not legally bound by an agreement to which he had not been a party.
They said they looked forward to the council clarifying the matter.
