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Isanti County Board adopts Planning Commission recommendation to deny Schmeag interim mining permit after strong neighbor opposition
Summary
After extensive public comment and technical review, the Isanti County Board voted to adopt the Planning Commissions recommendation to deny Gerald Schmeags interim use permit for mining peat, sand and black dirt in Isanti Township, citing concerns about scale, traffic, dust, noise, hydrology and health impacts.
The Isanti County Board of Commissioners voted to adopt the Planning Commissions recommendation to deny an interim use permit for Gerald Schmeags proposed mining and pond project in Isanti Township.
Neighbors who live near the proposed site urged the board to reject the application. "This proposal is a misrepresentation. It is not a wetland enhancement project but a commercial mining operation," said Nancy Nyberg, who said her home on County Road 70 would be among those most directly affected. Nyberg and other residents described years of constant noise, dust, vibration and heavy truck traffic, and said there is no reclamation bond, no bore sampling or hydrology plan to protect wells, and that U.S. Army Corps jurisdiction…
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