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Resident questions process for Rock County nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance during public hearing
Summary
At a public hearing on proposed amendments to Rock County's nonmetallic-mining reclamation code, a Janesville resident raised concerns about how the ordinance reached the board and whether supervisors and the public had adequate opportunity for prior review.
A public hearing on proposed amendments to Rock County's land-use code addressing nonmetallic-mining reclamation drew one public speaker who said county officials and the public lacked sufficient opportunity to review the ordinance before it reached the board.
Sheila Williams of Janesville asked the board who initiated the resolution and which county department drafted it. Williams said the package circulated to supervisors did not make clear when the ordinance was submitted or what committees had reviewed it. She asked why the item had not gone through the usual committee process and said that supervisors and the public were not given time to "kick the tires" before the hearing.
Chair and staff reminded Williams that the public hearing was the official forum to receive comment; the chair closed the hearing after the three calls for speakers and moved the agenda forward. No other members of the public spoke on the ordinance at the hearing.
The hearing record contains no formal vote or action on the ordinance at this meeting; the county will proceed according to normal ordinance-adoption steps after receiving public comment and staff reports.
