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Resident urges county to restore gravel‑road dust control, cites health and visibility concerns
Summary
At the May 13 Crow Wing County meeting, a resident asked the board to reverse a vote eliminating dust‑control on gravel roads, saying dust impairs visibility and health; he also raised noise complaints about Brainerd International Raceway.
Mr. Crone, a resident who spoke during the meeting’s open forum, asked the board to reverse a recent decision to eliminate dust control on county gravel roads, saying the change harms safety and residents’ health. "We live on a gravel road…it’s highly residential…kids have to go inside when cars go by," he said, adding that dust creates visibility problems for pedestrians and can carry contaminants from years of spills.
Crone questioned the safety rationale cited by some opponents of dust control and defended the commonly used suppressant, saying calcium chloride "is actually a pretty inert substance." He also renewed earlier complaints about noise from Brainerd International Raceway, saying he can "consistently measure decibel levels over a 100, which according to the EPA causes hearing damage," and urged the board to revisit both the dust‑control vote and Raceway operating rules.
