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From Houston County, MN friends
HOUSTON COUNTY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: That an application has been made by G-Cubed, on behalf of Bruening Rock Products of 900 Montgomery St, Decorah, IA 52101 and Jarad and Clair Olson for a Conditional Use Permit to operate a quarry for mineral extraction in the Agricultural Protection District.
Please plan to attend the hearing in Caledonia on Thursday August 28th in the commissioners room, Houston County Courthouse at 5:15 pm and please send comments by email to Zoning@HoCoMN.gov.
Comments must be received by this Tuesday, August 19th.
We are not sure yet if you need to email your comments prior to being allowed to speak or if the comments received by Tuesday will simply be in the information packet. Comments are public information.
Clair Olson wants to have a mine/quarry just across Highway 16 from Ferndale Road and Hatchery Drive. The Root River--a trout stream--flows right beneath the proposed mine! This is one of the most scenic stretches of the Root River Valley. They would be allowed to blast, wash and sort.
In comments ask that the Olson permit be denied and state reasons: The Root River flows right next to the mine: tourism will be hurt; property values will fall; truck traffic will be a hazard; roads will be damaged; the blasting and washing of the sand will hurt air quality and ground water quality. The scenic beauty will be ruined.
We don't know if this will be for frack sand or construction/bedding purposes but who knows where the trucks go?
Comments from Wisconsin would be very important since so much damage was done by the mining companies to local communities there and many Wisconsin residents use and appreciate the Root River.
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