Multiple factors cited by Spring Prairie officials
By Jason Arndt
Staff Writer
The Spring Prairie Town Board unanimously struck down all three proposals related to a highly controversial gravel pit before hundreds of concerned residents last week.
The town’s Planning and Zoning Commission previously recommended approval of the proposals on a divided vote in mid-January.
Union Grove-based Asphalt Contractors, Inc. looked to rezone three parcels from A-1 Agriculture to M-3 Mineral Extraction District, obtain conditional use permits for each to allow operation of a gravel pit and consolidate the three parcels into one.
Representatives from Asphalt Contractors said in a previous meeting the targeted rezone land covers about 111 acres and is a quarter of a mile from Highway 120 and a quarter of a mile off Highway 11 and Hargraves Road.
But the long debated plan, which began last June, is not entirely finished as the proposal will move to Walworth County Planning and Zoning on Feb. 20 for final review.
As for the Feb. 10 meeting, which did not allow comments from Asphalt Contractors or residents, town officials said the proposal does not meet the long-term community needs.
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