Planning commission backs special‑use permit for gravel operator; county staff urge master‑plan update before A‑2 text changes
Oct 23, 2026
Planning and zoning staff reported that the planning commission conditionally approved a special-use permit for High Grade to expand gravel operations, recommended denying a countywide A‑2 text amendment pending a master‑plan update, and said the county received a $50,000 MISTA grant to support the master planning process.
The full story
Miles, the county planning and zoning presenter, briefed commissioners on two items forwarded by the planning commission: a conditional approval recommendation for a special use permit for High Grade (a gravel operator expanding onto two parcels in Greenbush Township) and a text-amendment request from the public to allow certain business uses in the A‑2 district that the planning commission recommended denying.
Sign up to keep reading.
Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.
Keep reading for free
Create a free account to finish this story and see the video, transcript and key details.
Continue with GoogleContinue with emailAlready have an account? Log in →