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Town of Burke Board Meeting Minutes February 15,2017—6:00 p.m. Board members in attendance: Chairman Viney, Supervisor Berg, Supervisor Nimmow, Supervisor Stieren and Supervisor Truitt. Also in attendance Teri Saxon,Deputy Clerk/Treasurer and Chris Hughes, Town Attorney. See attached list for other interested parties in attendance. 1) ADMINISTRATIVE a) It was determined that a quorum was present and the meeting was properly posted. b) The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m.by Chairman Viney. c) The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. d) Public hearing regarding proposed Conditional Use Permit(CUP)2362 for mineral extraction submitted by Belken Engineering on behalf of Madison Crushing and Excavation for renewal of CUP 1993 and 1672 and the addition of the legal non- conforming area(northern expansion area).Properties located off Reiner Rd,Madison. (parcel numbers 0810-261-8041-0,0810-261-9501-4,0810-261-9830-6,0810-261-9840- 4 and 0810-264-8001-8). Paul Johnson,attorney for applicant Madison Crushing, stated that he along with John Belken,engineer, and Bill Ziegler are here in favor of the CUP. He stated that Madison Crushing is located at 5185 Reiner Road. Madison Crushing is a mineral extraction and crushing operation that has been in business continually since 1969. Attorney Johnson supplied the Board with the Dane County Zoning and Land Regulation Committee Staff Report showing the land Madison Crushing currently operates. He pointed out the four sections of the quarry. The middle section of the highlighted area is the original plant which has about 8 acres of office space with the remainder being the original quarry. This section of the quarry was put in use before any zoning permits were required and grandfathered in under Dane County rules. The quarry expanded to the north and south and was in existence and operational until 2016 when through a communication error the CUPs expired. We are here tonight asking for renewal of the two CUPs and seeking an expansion of 9.5 acres in the northern section. Madison Crushing originally applied for two CUPs and Dane County lumped it together as one. If the CUP is renewed,this will allow Madison Crushing the ability to grow as the market determines and at the same rate we have been operating for the last 50 years. The Dane County ZLR Staff Report contains 21 conditions to be met to obtain the CUP. These conditions have been proposed by Dane County ZLR and Town of Burke Plan Commission and we have no objection to these conditions. It was further stated that when the CUPs expired extraction stopped immediately and did not resume until permits were established. The middle"grandfathered"section of the quarry does not require a CUP so it has continued to operate. Emma Godfrey, 3410 Sandy Lee Lane,introduced herself and mentioned that she is also representing Gayle and Denny Zimmerman. They could not make the meeting because they were home sick.We are opposed to the CUP and the expansion of the 9.5 acres. She stated that she has replaced her windows twice. When she receives a blasting notice she "unsnaps"her windows to prevent breakage. Ms. Godfrey stated that in April of 1986, 1