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Commissioners approve extension for 200 North road closure pending higher bond and run‑around road
Summary
County agreed to extend a road‑closure agreement tied to a coal mine and land‑use deal to December 2025 if the company increases the bond, deposits escrow funds, constructs a run‑around road and prepays resurfacing; the motion passed pending county engineer sign‑off on bond amount.
Daviess County commissioners agreed to extend a road‑closure agreement for 200 North to Dec. 2025 on the condition that the coal mine operator increase its bond, deposit additional escrow funds, build a run‑around road and prepay resurfacing of 500 East.
A county official summarized that the original arrangement — a 30‑month closure tied to leases with local landowners and REO — began in February 2022 and that the mine took six months to close the…
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