More about the Stoneco Lawsuit On July 17, the Sharon Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously to deny Stoneco a Special Land Use (SLU) Permit to mine 400 acres on Pleasant Lake Rd. On August 24, Stoneco filed an appeal on August 24 in Washtenaw County Circuit Court seeking to reverse Sharon Township’s decision. The next day it filed a lawsuit claiming the township violated Stoneco’s…
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At a special meeting last night, the Sharon Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously to deny a Special Land Use (SLU) permit to Stoneco. On June 13, the township’s Planning Commission (PC) recommended the Board deny the permit. According to the township’s ordinance, the Board could have agreed with the PC’s findings and denied the application…
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Important Updates The Board of Trustees is scheduled to hold a special meeting on Monday, July 17. At the meeting, the Board will discuss Stoneco’s application for a Special Land Use (SLU) permit for a 400-acre mine on Pleasant Lake Road. The meeting follows the Planning Commission’s recommendation to deny the permit. Some recent relevant updates:…
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The news items below have two things in common: Each one illustrates the conflict between the interests of aggregate mining operators and the interests of Michigan residents; and In each one, citizens’ voices are influencing the outcome. The PC recommends denying a Special Land Use (SLU) permit for the 400-acre mine on Pleasant Lake…
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On January 18th, The Sharon Township Planning Commission determined that Stoneco’s application is complete. This means that the Planning Commission can begin formal review of the information in the application. MARK YOUR CALENDARS: PUBLIC HEARING to Determine Very Serious Consequences 7pm on Wednesday February 15, Fellowship Hall, Sharon United Methodist Church 19980 Pleasant Lake Rd…
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Sharon Township received the Stoneco Application for a Special Land Use (SLU) permit on September 29. The application is used to determine if the proposed mine will create any Very Serious Consequences. The application contains about 850 pages of information: NOTE: Much of this is in layman’s terms, so it is relatively understandable. It will…
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Stoneco has submitted their application for a special use permit. View the PDF here. This narrative, although lengthy, is important for township residents in order to to address the Very Serious Consequences of this proposed mine.
Stoneco Application for 400-acre mine on Pleasant Road: Township Board Finds “Low-to-Moderate” Need After receiving additional information from Stoneco, the Board of Trustees found that Stoneco had established a “low-to-moderate” need for the material it wants to mine at the Pleasant Lake site. What does this mean? This determination will impact the Planning Commission’s (PC) review process…
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M-52 Mine Expansion – Determination at May 16 Meeting The Sharon Township Mineral Licensing Board (MLB) has conducted three meetings to review the license application by Aggregate Industries to expand the operation of the existing mines on both sides of M-52. At its fourth meeting, Monday, May 16 at 6:30, the MLB hopes to conclude the…
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APR 25 FOLLOW UP TO STONECO’S LETTER TO TOWNSHIP PLEASANT LAKE RD SITE After Stoneco’s attorney recently threatened Sharon Township with legal action, one Sharon Township resident wrote and compared the situation to the story of David and Goliath: one shepherd armed only with a slingshot, a few stones, and a sense of righteousness kills a…
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