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Resident urges Stearns County to reroute road north of St. Stephen to County Road 1, citing farmland loss
Summary
A resident urged the board during public comment to reconsider a planned road routing near St. Stephen and to instead route the road north to County Road 1, warning of long-term impacts to local farms and development pressures.
During the meeting's public comment period a resident urged the county to reconsider the proposed routing of a road near St. Stephen and to instead extend the route north to County Road 1.
The commenter, identified in the record as a resident, said the current routing is "a jacked up situation" and urged commissioners to "back away from what you're doing, stop, back up, take some time." The speaker framed the issue as long-term, saying, "Now I'm thinking long term, your children, your grandchildren, your great grandchildren is what I'm thinking." The resident said changes to the road will accelerate non-farm development: "These farmers around my area, they're gonna die... There's more money in planting a house than there is in planting corn. This is all going to grow up." The resident also said his view comes from years of experience as a trucker.
The comment was offered during the meeting's public-comment portion; the transcript does not record any board action taken at the meeting in response to the remarks.
