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Homeowners say runoff from nearby development left private pond brown; officials to refer complaint
Summary
Two homeowners told the joint Planning Commission and Village Board that recent construction runoff from the nearby Belmond development turned a backyard pond brown and asked the village to investigate whether permits and erosion controls were followed.
Kyle Robbie, a homeowner at W252 S5251 Sage Road, told the joint Planning Commission and Village Board on Aug. 14 that runoff from nearby construction had discolored a wetland-pond that abuts his property and asked the village to inspect whether required erosion controls and permits were followed. “There is a substantial amount of runoff that went into the pond. The pond is now fully brown,” Robbie said. He asked how the village will “get assessment to understand how much actually came into the wetland” and what threshold would require remediation. Robbie said the development behind his house—identified in comments as the Belmond development—appears to…
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