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Murray County OKs large feedlot and gravel‑mining permits; approves shoreline riprap at Marsh’s Landing
Summary
The board approved Conditional Use Permit #1427 for a new feedlot over 300 animal units and Interim Use Permit #1428 for a gravel‑mining operation with an asphalt plant, each with conditions; the board also authorized riprap and a native buffer at Marsh’s Landing County Park.
Murray County commissioners on May 6 approved two planning permits after Planning Commission recommendations and authorized shoreline protection work at Marsh’s Landing County Park.
The board approved Conditional Use Permit #1427 for applicant Kerry Louwagie to operate a new feedlot exceeding 300 animal units in the Agriculture District (part NW1/4 and part W1/2 NE1/4, Section 6, Skandia Township) with three special conditions recommended by the Planning Commission. Commissioner Mark Carlson moved the motion; Commissioner Loy Woelber seconded it and the motion passed.
Separately the board approved Interim Use Permit #1428 for Central Specialties, Inc. to operate a gravel mining operation, including extraction, processing and an asphalt plant in the Agriculture District (E1/2 NE1/4, Section 13, Belfast Township) with nine special conditions recommended by the Planning Commission. The motion was moved by Mark Carlson and seconded by Jackie Meier; it passed.
The board also approved a riprap shoreline protection project at Marsh’s Landing County Park on Lake Shetek to stabilize a portion of the shoreline following tree removal for the Lake Shetek Dike project. The project calls for geotextile fabric beneath the riprap, an unmown native vegetation buffer (up to 15 feet landward and approximately 100 feet long) in perpetuity, and installation of a silt fence until vegetation is established. The county waived the $100 grading and filling permit fee and authorized County Administrator Carolyn McDonald to sign Grading & Filling Permit #378.
Each permit approval included the special conditions recommended by the Planning Commission; meeting materials did not list the full text of those conditions in the public minutes.
