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Love's project meets with DNR over endangered frog; preliminary report says alternatives may avoid million-dollar mitigation
Summary
Love's project team met on site with the Department of Natural Resources about an endangered frog; Love's reported the meeting was positive and that alternatives were identified that may avoid major mitigation costs or project delay.
Staff updated the board on recent meetings between Love's project representatives and the state Department of Natural Resources regarding the presence of an endangered frog species at the Love's site. Staff said Love's personnel reported the on-site meeting as positive and that DNR and Love's discussed alternatives to avoid harming the species that, according to Love's preliminary report, would not delay the project and would not approach the million-dollar mitigation cost previously feared.
Staff cautioned the board that the report circulated to them was preliminary and that follow-up information was pending; staff said they had left voicemail messages for Love's contact (Steve Walters) and expected a clearer, written update soon. Board members asked if anyone had more detail; no additional information was available at the meeting.
No formal action was taken by the board at this meeting regarding the Love's site; staff said they would circulate any written updates from Love's and DNR as they become available.
