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I • ' I . I Farmland will be destroyed. Unfortunately that is the nature of the beast. No mater where we get the clay, farmland will be destroyed. The best farmland is also the land that has good clay underneath it. We have already indicated our plans to protect against dust and noise.The question about a hole being created is not true because we are only skimming off the top layer. There will be no hole created. There will also not be any pond in the low area.The clay will be removed over two or a maximum three seasons . There will not be 200 trucks per day. At that rate all clay would have been removed in 50 days . We plan to do this over a longer term. Property values will not be destroyed. In the last site we did near McFarland , development of expensive homes are going in across the street. Of course, wildlife will be affected during the extraction but in the long term it will increase habitat. Information from Wis. DOT indicates ;many fewer accidents in the area than has been stated here. Its difficult to compare statistics whithout knowing the basis. I don' t think there will be a large impact on the business. Mark' s business right now is a trucking firm. bringing fruits and vegetables in from other places and out to other places. It is not expected that the impact will be no greater than any other construction project .As far as nitrates in the water, this is the best thing that can happen. The impact of nitrates is from the materials spread on the agricultural land . With the restriction to grasses the nitrates problem can ' t help but be improved. There will be no lake there because the Non Metallic Extraction regulations in Cottage Grove restricts the amount of clay that ; t comes out . Motion to approve northern portion and include compliance with addressed concerns in the letter of April 21 and compliance with mineral extraction ordinance and suggest negotiation with DOT to get whatever clay possible from the 12 & 18 project and with time restricted to hours of 8AM to 4PM by Mr. Scherer Seconded by Mr. Querin-Schulz Motion amended to include 2/28/89 mmeemo except item 13 and change hours from 7AM to 8AM start by Mr. Scherer and seconded by Mr. Querin-Schulz. Motion as amended carried with two objections in Mr. Griffin and Mr. Larson Wilbur Klahn - 3626 Nora Rd. - Zone change - AG 1 to RH 2 on 2 Acres - to build a retirement home - reappearance - approval required. Motion to hold in abeyance for a period of up to 3 months by Mr. Griffin Seconded by Mr. Querin-Schulz. Motion carried. Florence Laudon 2289 Uphoff Road (Laudon Rd) Section 22 - C. U.P. on 40.3 acres - for removal of sand and gravel possibly for construction of Hwy 12 & 18 - Approval required. Ms Louden held a permit from 1972 to excavate gravel but the permit expired some 9�