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Supervisors continue push to tighten fly-rock rules after landowner complaints
Summary
The board resumed discussion of a proposed rewrite to Ordinance #2023-2 to limit occurrences of fly rock and apply uniform requirements to blasting companies; supervisors said state enforcement has been inadequate and focused on making local rules enforceable.
Van Buren County supervisors continued a discussion May 27 on a proposed rewrite of Ordinance #2023-2, the county's Fly Rock Ordinance, after adjoining landowners urged stricter controls. Board members focused on proposed edits to Sections 8, 9 and 10 intended to limit fly rock occurrences and ensure blasting companies follow the same standards.
Supervisors said they were frustrated with a state agency they said was not enforcing state code and sought language that would make local enforcement practical. The discussion was carried over from the May 12 meeting; no motion to adopt the rewritten ordinance was recorded on May 27.
