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County OKs three-year conditional use permit for Prairie Lakes site with limits on outside material
Summary
Becker County commissioners voted Aug. 11 to grant Prairie Lake Investments LLC a conditional use permit to remove and remediate soil and aggregate on a 90-acre parcel off Highmark Avenue, with conditions the board said were designed to reduce impacts on nearby homes.
Becker County commissioners voted Aug. 11 to grant Prairie Lake Investments LLC a conditional use permit to remove and remediate soil and aggregate on a 90-acre parcel off Highmark Avenue, with conditions the board said were designed to reduce impacts on nearby homes. The board’s final approval set a three-year limit on active mining operations and bars bringing in outside material to be crushed on-site.
The permit follows months of review by county planning staff and a planning commission hearing and drew more than two hours of public comment Tuesday from property owners who live within a few hundred feet of the site. Residents warned of dust, diesel fumes, truck traffic and noise and asked commissioners to deny the permit or impose strict limits. Several speakers described health concerns and potential…
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