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Monroe County commissioners assent to temporary soil deposits from Karst Farm fields pending stormwater and planning approval
Summary
Commissioners agreed to allow excess soil from Karst Farm athletic fields to be placed on county property near the highway garage, pending planning and stormwater sign-off. Park board agreed to cover emergency erosion mitigation at Field 12 and asked the airport board to consider funds; no formal county vote was recorded.
Monroe County commissioners on March 27 agreed, by informal consent, to permit permanent placement of excess soil excavated from Karst Farm athletic fields on a county-owned area between Karst Farm Park and the highway garage, pending formal approval from the county planning department and stormwater staff.
The soil removal is part of turf installation work on fields 9, 11 and 12, where contractors must excavate down to clay for a firm base, project staff told commissioners. Project managers said the amount of material exceeded earlier estimates and the park has run out of on-site storage locations. They asked to use the field adjacent to the highway garage as a permanent deposit site; staff said the material is “not contaminated” and will be graded and shaped under a design approved by stormwater.
Why it matters: the county’s approach avoids costly trucking of excess material to off‑site sites, preserves budget for the turf project and affects park layout and future…
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