Becker County stops short of removing planning commission member
His behavior was compared to that of a rogue high school quarterback who wouldn’t listen to the coach, or an employee who believed they knew best and refused to listen to the boss.
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His behavior was compared to that of a rogue high school quarterback who wouldn’t listen to the coach, or an employee who believed they knew best and refused to listen to the boss.
The move to reverse the moratorium came at the urging of an ad-hoc committee, set up after a number of farmers showed up at the March 21 county board meeting.
The county wants firm control over any new concentrated animal feedlots, wind farms or solar farms; has concerns about online rentals; and seeks sharper zoning law enforcement.
“We are currently paused on the part of the project in the Smoky Hills area where we were planning to do shade reduction,” MnDOT Commissioner Nancy Daubenberger said in a meeting.
Cartoonist Trygve Olson comments on the Minnesota Department of Transportation's desire to cut down pine trees along Highway 34.