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• Links to the Sauk County zoning ordinances

• November 11, 2006 Letter from Lynne Herrli & Scott Savage

• Our "No Rezoning" Ad Campaign Has Started!
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    • this page and follow the links to find out what has been happening.
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• Stop the Highway62 Monterey, Tennessee - They found our web site and now they have their own.
• Rosemary Radel's Letter to the Editor - November 2, 2006
• October 18 Home News Letters
• Wisconsin State Journal Article Oct. 10 - "Town of Spring Green to settle sand pit issue"
• Friday October 13 Baraboo News Republic - "Pit plans cause a stir":
  • TOWN OF SPRING GREEN — Representatives of The Kraemer Company road contractors made their best case Tuesday night for a proposed sand pit on Highway 60 and Jones Road near Spring Green. But they found themselves confronted by a room packed with residents who said the pit's location will harm scenic views along the highway and they fear excessive truck traffic and well water contamination. More than 80 residents attended the Town of Spring Green Plan Commission meeting, many wearing yellow T-shirts with the message "No Sand Pit." more...
     
• Letter from Juliana Clausen, Ferry Bluff Eagle Council, Habitat Committee to Plan Commission
• Letter from Kolby Hirth to Plan Commission
• River Valley Concerned Citizens 10/06/06 Letter to Plan Commission member Mary Merlie by Tom Ringelstetter and Derek Engelen
• Letter in our support to the Plan Commission from the River Alliance of Wisconsin
• Letter from Jennifer Pfefferkorn to Plan Commission
• Carleton College Environmental Studies -"Mine Friend or Mine Enemy: The Perspectives of Citizens and Edward Kraemer Mining Company on the Proposed Mine in Waterford Township"
• New! DNR Form 3300-215 "Groundwater and its role in community Planning"
• Pictures from the October 1 Cookout!
• September 26 Baraboo News Republic - "Spring Green Sand Pit Angers Some"
• The "The Sand Pit Song" sung by Marty L'Herault 2:58  (972kb *.wav file)  Marty will be singing at the Sunday Cookout. ("The Sand Pit Song" is based on the original song "Paradise" by John Prine with lyric changes by Marty L'Herault.)
• 9/26 Madison Channel 15 News - "Neighbors Mobilize Against Sand Pit in Sauk County"  There is a link to the video interview: "Sand Pit Project"
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• News from other communities! Are sand pits hazardous to your health? "The state Department of Natural Resources is considering a move to regulate crystalline silica as a hazardous air pollutant."
  • "I don't think quarry operators and owners understand the seriousness of silicosis"
• News from other communities! "Town of Verona rejects sand and gravel pit to protect groundwater from pollution."
  • "The town voted the project down in 1998 and 2001, only to be overruled by the county, though a state appellate court ordered that the matter be reopened."
• September 17 NewsLetter - Report on the September 11 Plan Commission Meeting
• Letter to the Editor from the "Radel Kids" - sand pit ending quality of life enjoyed for five generations on Jones Road
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• September 13 Home News Article - "Officals urged to take time on sand mine"
• September 11 Plan Commision Presentation
• Mark Cupp Letter to Spring Green Plan Commission - LWSRB is pursuing Highway 60 Scenic Byway Status
• News Letter - September 4, 2006 (711 KB doc) - First Issue! - Contains minutes of August 29 Meeting
• September 6 Home News Article - "Kraemer Company sand pit opposed by neighbors"
• Mike & Sami Birr Letter to Mary Merlie - Plan Commission Member
• Meet the Birr Family - They need your help today!
• Meet the Pfefferkorns - Letter from Mark Culverhouse to Board and Plan Members
• Letter from Derek Engelen and Jan Neubauer-Engelen to Board and Plan Commission Members
• Letter from Mike Birr to Mary Merlie Plan Commission member
• Letter from Mike Birr including Kraemer Sand Pit Development Plan Photos
• Please help circulate our Petition
• Letter from Maxine Pfefferkorn