Board denies request to build within mapped bluff, citing erosion and flood‑risk concerns
Winona County Board of Adjustment denied a variance that would have allowed a house within the mapped top‑to‑toe bluff in Mount Vernon Township, citing Soil & Water and DNR concerns about upslope drainage and hydraulic capacity of the existing driveway crossing.
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The Winona County Board of Adjustment on Friday denied a petition to permit construction between the top and toe of a mapped bluff in Mount Vernon Township, concluding the request would pose an unacceptable risk to public health, safety or welfare.
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