Big trouble in Big Stone County: Strata mining, Ortonville ...
Indeed, part of the rushed conversation about Strata in Big Stone County arises in that same paradox: thanks to a “reform” in the permitting process, Big Stone County has only 60 days to review a permit application under most circumstances, following recent reforms of the process.
strata | Big Stone Bounty
The proposed Strata aggregate quarry project in Ortonville Township, along the headwaters of the Minnesota River, first came to light in a January 5, 2012 public meeting of the Big Stone County Planning and Zoning Commission, headed up by then-chair (and Ortonville EDA Director) Vicki Oakes.
Big Stone County Citizens Deliver Final Evidence On Strata ...
Apr 27, 2012 · On April 25, Big Stone County citizens challenging a conditional use permit request by Strata Corporation to create a new granite blasting and crushing quarr...
Big Trouble in Big Stone County: Strata Wants To Turn Some ...
Big Stone County, Minnesota, has lots of Big Stones of granite and gneiss that are among the oldest rocks on the planet. These gigantic stones, which mining company Strata …
Strata Corporation | Big Stone Bounty
Nov 07, 2012 · Clearly, this was the case when the Big Stone County Board of Commissioners moved to approve the Strata Corp. conditional use permit for an aggregate quarry in Ortonville Township despite the objection of the majority of its residents and despite the county’s lack of jurisdiction once the interim ordinance was passed.
Plans by Grand Forks company for quarry near western ...
-- While plans for a quarry in Big Stone County have some concerned about the environmental impact, the developer says it is committed to mitigating any damage. Strata Corp. of Grand Forks is proposing to develop a 104-acre quarry on a 478-acre property on the edge of the Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge.
Something is Better than Nothing (Outcrop Chronicle, Part Two)
Oct 19, 2013 · This is part two of a blog relating the process by which Strata, Big Stone County Commissioners, and the City of Ortonville forced through an unwanted aggregate quarry project in Ortonville Township and along the headwaters of the Minnesota River. For part one, click here. Despite clear opposition to the quarry project from the township…
Big Stone Strata-gy (Outcrop Chronicle, Part 1) | Big ...
Oct 19, 2013 · The proposed Strata aggregate quarry project in Ortonville Township, along the headwaters of the Minnesota River, first came to light in a January 5, 2012 public meeting of the Big Stone County Planning and Zoning Commission, headed up by then-chair (and Ortonville EDA Director) Vicki Oakes.
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Part 1 Big Stone Strata-gy (Outcrop Chronicle, Part 1) This week’s Ortonville Independent features a front page above-the-fold article declaring “Agreement Reached on Big Stone Quarry Project,” in which Strata’s Business Development Manager, Bill LaFond, is quoted as being “very pleased to have resolved any past differences with the Township,” and that they “look forward...
Bluestem Prairie: October 20, 2013
The proposed Strata aggregate quarry project in Ortonville Township, along the headwaters of the Minnesota River, first came to light in a January 5, 2012 public meeting of the Big Stone County Planning and Zoning Commission, headed up …
Big trouble in Big Stone County: Strata mining, Ortonville ...
Big trouble in Big Stone County: Strata mining, Ortonville Township and House File 389 Vicki Oakes, chair of the Big Stone County Planning and Zoning Commission, wasnt happy with the 100 restless citizens seated in front of her at the board meeting on Thursday night in Clinton, Minnesota, population 449.
Testimony to Big Stone County Commissioners: "You Have A ...
Apr 22, 2012 · In this edited excerpt, Big Stone County resident and Land Stewardship Project organizer Rebecca Terk testifies about the situation facing the Big Stone County Commissioners as they near a vote on ...
Values & Stratas Permit: Testimony of Brian Wojtalewicz ...
Apr 19, 2012 · After hearing several hours of public testimony that opposed the permit of Strata Corporation to operate a granite blast and crush facility …
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Oct 19, 2013 · The proposed Strata aggregate quarry project in Ortonville Township, along the headwaters of the Minnesota River, first came to light in a January 5, 2012 public meeting of the Big Stone County Planning and Zoning Commission, headed up by then-chair (and Ortonville EDA Director) Vicki Oakes.
Open veins of Big Stone County, Minnesota; or, the idea of ...
Photo: Signs wait outside a Big Stone County planning and zoning board hearing in Clinton, Minnesota in February 2012. Ortonville Mayor Steve Berkner has labeled these signs an "intimidation tactic." Bluestem doesnt find the message "Outcrops Mean Tourism $" to be all that scary, but perhaps the mayor has a much different comfort zone than Bluestem and local law …
High Plains Reader: Ortonville Township vs. Strata Corporation
May 10, 2012 · Upriver and across the continental divide in Big Stone County, Minnesota, Strata Corporation of Grand Forks has told local rancher Clark Mastel to pack up his cows and hit the trail. Mastel and his family have ranched on land leased from owner Gayle Hedge for 33 years.
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Kole Mastels Testimony to the Big Stone County Board on ...
May 02, 2012 · Just before his 22nd birthday, Kole Mastel gave this testimony before the Big Stone County Board at a hearing on Strata Corporations Blast & Crush Granite Quarry that will be located in the ...