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Minnehaha County, Dell Rapids approve temporary asphalt plant permit without odor-additive requirement
Summary
At a May 20 joint meeting, the Minnehaha County Commission and the Del Rapids City Council approved Temporary Use Permit No. 2503 for a short-term asphalt plant at the West Quarry, declining a Del Rapids Planning Commission condition that would have required a low-odor additive.
Minnehaha County commissioners and the Del Rapids City Council on May 20 approved Temporary Use Permit No. 2503 to allow a temporary asphalt plant at the West Quarry, south of Dell Rapids, while rejecting a Del Rapids Planning Commission–added requirement that the contractor use a low-odor additive.
The decision reconciles differing conditions adopted earlier by the joint planning commissions. County planner Kevin Hookman said the plant would sit near the center of the parcel adjacent to the railroad and that the nearest residence lies about 2,000 feet away. The permit covers the temporary staging and operation needed for a paving job; the contractor expects the plant to run about a week and a half to two weeks and to produce roughly 6,500 tons of asphalt, though site preparation may…
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