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Cottonwood County approves interim use permit for Minnesota Paving & Materials mining expansion
Summary
On June 23, 2025, the Cottonwood County Board of Commissioners voted 3–2 to approve an interim use permit for OMG Midwest dba Minnesota Paving & Materials to expand mining in Section 6 of Delton Township; the Planning & Zoning Commission had denied the permit and the EAW is on appeal.
The Cottonwood County Board of Commissioners on June 23 approved an Interim Use Permit for OMG Midwest dba Minnesota Paving & Materials to expand mining, extraction, or excavation in Section 6 of Delton Township. Alex Schultz, the county Planning & Zoning Technician, told the board that "today, June 23rd, is the deadline in the 60-day time period for the board to approve or deny the request for an Interim Use Permit (IUP) applied for by OMG Midwest dba Minnesota Paving & Materials (MPM)." The record notes that the Planning & Zoning Commission had denied the permit and that the EAW (Environmental Assessment Worksheet) has been appealed to the Court of Appeals.
A motion to approve the permit was made by Commissioner Donna Gravley and seconded by Commissioner Tom Appel; the board vote was 3–2 in favor. The minutes record the vote as "Voting Aye – Gravley, Appel, Stevens. Nay – Anderson, Maras." The decision meets the June 23 deadline Schultz cited; the board provided no additional change to the permit itself at the time of the approval and then took a separate action to attach conditions later in the same meeting.
