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Bruno resident disputes county wetlands finding, says housing development delayed
Summary
Resident Doug Bleckinger told the Pine County Board that a new subdivision on the west side of Bruno was declared wetlands by the county after roads and grading were completed, and he raised process and timing concerns that he said are delaying needed housing.
Doug Bleckinger, a Bruno resident, told the Pine County Board during the public forum that a small subdivision on Bruno’s west side — started three years ago by a contractor — is now being treated by county staff as wet meadow or wetlands, which he says is delaying building on 12 half-acre lots. Bleckinger said the area is on one of the highest elevations in "Bridal" (Bruno), is not shown on wetland maps, and has been actively used for the past 50 years. He said the contractor installed over…
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