PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to section 24.700 of the Oconto County Nonmetallic Mining Reclamation Ordinance that a nonmetallic mining reclamation plan has been received for nonmetallic mining site(s) listed below. The Oconto County Zoning Office has reviewed these plans and believed that they conditionally meet the requirements of the Oconto County Nonmetallic Mining Reclamation Ordinance and Chapter NR135, WI Administrative Code. Any person residing within, owning property within, or whose principal place of business is within 300 feet of the boundary of the parcel or parcels of land in which the nonmetallic mining site is proposed may request a public informational hearing of the reclamation proposed nonmetallic mine site. Requests for the public informational hearing must be made within 30 days of the publication of this notice. The public hearing shall be limited to the purpose of explaining and receiving comment from the affected persons on the nature, feasibility, and effects of the proposed reclamation of the nonmetallic mine site.

Site Information: The site is located on the CORWYN HODGE property in the NW ¼ of the NE ¼ of Section 17, T29N-R20E; the SW ¼ of the SE ¼ & the SE ¼ of the SE ¼ of Section 8, T29N-R20E; & the SW ¼ of the SW ¼ of Section 9, T29N-R20E, tax parcel numbers 020-171700212, 020-080801843, 020-080801944, 020-0090901233 in the Town of Lena, Oconto County, WI. The current zoning is Agricultural with Quarry Overlay, and the post mining land use will be to seed all slopes and excavated areas for farm or grass land, and a wildlife pond. The nonmetallic mining site operator is Peters Concrete Company.

The plans for the project can be viewed at the Oconto County Zoning Office, 301 Washington Street, Oconto, WI 54153 during regular business hours. Please contact the Zoning Department at (920) 834-6827 with questions about this project or if you wish to make an appointment to discuss the plan for reclamation of the site.