UPDATED: Glenwood City Council Considers Adopting Mining Ordinance

(first published on WIvoices.org)

“No action was taken,” last night in reference to a new nonmetallic mining ordinance for the city, confirmed the Glenwood City Clerk today.  Both the existing and the new proposed mining ordinances are slated to be discussed at the next regular council meeting on May 6, 2013.  In the meantime, there was a discussion about a joint citizen/city council group forming in order to take a more collaborative look at the contentious issue of frac sand mining in their community.

Even though a late blizzard inundated the area with freezing rain and sleet, the meeting still drew between 30-40 community members.  Thomas Quinn, a board member from neighboring Dunn County, reportedly offered examples of his county’s nonmetallic mining ordinance as a reasonable example for Glenwood City to consider moving forward.

The council listened to concerned citizens before deciding to table the issue.

WI Voices has been closely following this community issue. Get up to speed with timeline below:

• 2/25/13 “Inside a Town Meeting on Frac Sand Mining; Glenwood City, WI”
• 1/24/13-2/26/13 “County Official Comments on Proposed Frac Sand Mine”
• 9/20/12 “Frac Sand Mine Proposed Near School”

Want more info? WIvoices.org Reference Document