Small sand-and-gravel pit in Springbrook Township seeks nonmetallic-mining permit
Land and Water staff said a previously inactive sand/gravel pit near the northern end of Springbrook Township is being permitted as a small (about 2-acre) nonmetallic-mining site under the county's ordinance; staff led the permitting review and described the site's pre-ordinance origins.
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Chase told the committee that the site is on the northern end of Springbrook Township and appears to be a roughly 2-acre sand and gravel pit that likely predated the county's nonmetallic-mining ordinance and is now being asked to be permitted. "It was actually a, a sand or gravel pit that probably predated the ordinance, but was never activated," Chase said.
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