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Neighbors press county over safety, dust and stop-sign enforcement at 81 project; commissioners move to pursue enforcement and state follow-up
Summary
A Yankton County resident raised safety and dust-control complaints tied to a conditional use permit near the 81 project; commissioners urged the county attorney to pursue enforcement, requested state confirmation of promised flaggers and were told sheriff's patrols recorded limited hours.
A Yankton County resident told the commission Aug. 5 that heavy truck traffic and dust tied to the Marquardt/Pitt 81 project have created unsafe conditions near his home and that measures promised under the project's conditional use permit have not been enforced. Resident Richard Bellick said he had video evidence of trucks failing to stop at a township stop sign and that promised dust-control measures and flagger placement had not occurred as described to neighbors.
County staff reported a sheriff's office log documenting patrols around the site; the record shared with the commission indicated deputies had patrolled the intersection on…
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