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County commissioner outlines permitting process for proposed Scofield-area mine as residents press environmental and business concerns
Summary
Carbon County Commissioner Larry Jensen told Scofield residents the mine would need a new conditional-use permit from both Scofield Town and Carbon County and approval from the state Division of Oil, Gas and Mining; Jensen said no application has been filed and the prior permit from 2011 has expired. Residents raised noise, traffic and economic-impact concerns.
Larry Jensen, a Carbon County commissioner, told the Scofield Town Council and residents on March 9 that a proposed mine site partly inside Scofield and partly in unincorporated Carbon County would need several approvals before work could proceed.
"There has been no decision made," Jensen said, explaining that the mine’s prior conditional-use permit issued in 2011 has expired and that any new operation would require a new conditional-use permit from both Scofield Town and Carbon County and the approval of the state Division of Oil, Gas and Mining. He added that the company seeking to operate has struggled to secure a reclamation bond required by state regulators.
The county commissioner outlined the sequence the public can expect: the town’s planning and zoning and board-of-adjustment processes would be the local review points for the portion inside…
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