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Isanti council weighs chipping, hauling or controlled burn for storm-generated brush pile
Summary
Council members discussed options for disposing of a large brush pile left after a storm — renting/buying a wood chipper and using seasonal staff, hiring a contractor to haul material, or a controlled burn with the fire district — and asked staff to get contractor quotes and cost estimates.
Isanti City Council members on the committee of the whole discussed how to manage a very large brush pile created after a recent storm, weighing on-site chipping, contractor hauling and a controlled burn as possible options.
Councilman Lundin opened the discussion noting the pile is “pretty large,” and recalled that last year the city paid a contractor to haul loads down to Rivard. A council member said trucking “has got to be a very tedious operation” and that, with a larger pile, hauling repeatedly would strain staff time.
One councilor proposed bringing a wood chipper or renting…
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