by Sally Jo Sorensen In an October 30, 2012 poston Big Stone Bolder, Ain’t Nobody’s Business…, a BSB author noted: “The hearing date [Nov. 5] complies with the detailed timeline provided by Strata’s attorneys spelling out how The City might streamline Strata’s permitting when under City jurisdiction. The timeline assumes immediate City approval of the annexation … Continue reading »
by Sally Jo Sorensen Area residents and Ortonville city property owners learned Monday night that that they would only be able to speak to annexation issues, rather than a massive quarry project that was triggering the request for annexation of land from Ortonville Township into the City of Ortonville. In response to a large granite … Continue reading »
The Final Countdown has begun on the Strata Corporation conditional use permit application in Big Stone County. Commissioners meet tomorrow morning and a Strata Update is on the agenda for 8:45AM at the Big Stone County Courthouse. Only 15 minutes have been allocated and yet we may not assume that a vote will not be … Continue reading »
This ad copy ran in today’s Ortonville Independent: LAST TUESDAY, April 17, Big Stone County Commissioners convened a special public hearing on the application by Strata Corporation for a Conditional Use Permit to operate a mining and granite crushing facility for processed aggregate. Strata Corporation plans to mine, crush, and ship processed aggregate at a … Continue reading »
In the edited excerpt below, 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 a Conditional Use Permit that would allow Strata Corporation, located in Grand Forks, ND, to operate a granite quarry amid a rare landscape, … Continue reading »
A reminder about the deadline for written testimony on the Strata Conditional Use Permit: Written testimony and documentary evidence may still be submitted as part of the public hearing through the County Auditor’s Office in the Big Stone County courthouse by 4PM on April 25. Strata Corporation C.U.P. % County Auditor 20 2nd St SE … Continue reading »
