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Mining permit applicant and board debate permit fees as county considers per-acre, flat and project‑cost options
Summary
A mining company representative asked how the county’s updated fee schedule applies to expanding a mining permit by 160 acres. The board discussed alternatives (per-acre, flat + per-acre, or a project-cost percentage), and directed staff to calculate administrative costs and return with recommendations in January.
A representative for BNI Cole asked the Oliver County Planning and Zoning board what the new fee schedule would require for a conditional-use permit to expand a mining operation by 160 acres.
The applicant, Greg, said Mercer and McLean counties use per‑acre or flat-plus-per‑acre schedules and that the board’s recent shift to a percentage-of-project-cost formula has created uncertainty for mining projects…
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