Proposed Frac Sand Mining Glenwood City Wisconsin

Nov 19, 2013 GLENWOOD CITY — In this small city in northwestern Wisconsin, the mayor and two council members are facing recall elections over their handling of a proposed frac sand

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Feb 07, 2013 If approved, frac sand mining in Glenwood City could begin as early as April 2013. Find out what's happening in Hudson with free, real-time updates from Patch. Let's go!

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Dec 17, 2013 An effort to recall Mayor John Larson and city council members Nancy Hover and Dave Graese in Glenwood City, Wisconsin, from their positions was launched in October 2013. The effort was launched by a group called Glenwood City Citizens for Legal and Ethical Representation. The recall effort was triggered over the handling of a proposed frac sand mine that would be built a half

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Nov 18, 2013 Glenwood City, a 1,200-person community in northwest Wisconsin, has become the site of a controversy over a proposed frac sand mine. Alison Dirr/Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism Nov

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Nov 02, 2012 A third and controversial frac sand mine, Vista Sands, was previously proposed near Glenwood City. The mine was to be located between our farm and Glenwood City, Laskin said. This would have been a mining and processing facility within

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Aug 16, 2013 Glenwood City, WI – On August 12, locals submitted a petition requesting that the western-Wisconsin city hold a referendum before annexing land next to their public school which is intended for a frac sand mine. Residents claim a right to vote on issues concerning frac sand mining in their community. But will they get it?

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by Bridgit Bowden / Wisconsin Public Radio May 5th, 2016. September 16th, 2016. Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org. Pattison Sand Co., which recently opened a site in Wisconsin, is facing concerns over the growth of its Iowa mine, which has a worst-in-the-nation safety record. Posted in Frac Sand Rush , WisWatch Blog

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Jan 08, 2020 Walker included assistance to the sand frac industry in his budgets, and promised that fracking would enrich rural Wisconsin’s job markets. Robert Rasmus, co-founder of the sand frac company Hi-Crush, also contributed $25,000 to Walker’s campaign between 2012 and 2017. Another $205,000 went to the state’s Republican Party, along with over

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Oct 24, 2013 Proposed Bill dangerous and reckless says Wisconsin Mother about Frac Sand Legislation Heidi Herron , Neighbor Posted Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 3:19 pm CT | Updated Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 12:34 pm CT

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Also in January, the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice passed a resolution calling for statewide ban on frac sand mining. The resolution, signed by nearly fifty Wisconsin-based groups, was in response to recent moves in the state legislature to eliminate local democratic control over the licensing and regulation of frac sand operations

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May 09, 2016 That was then. As reported in Bill would limit local control of frac sand mining. ( Wisconsin Watch, 10/17/2013) 2016. This is now. As reported in Silent sandbox: Once booming frac sand industry continues major downturn. (Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, 5/9/2016) Related 'just getting started' reading: Frac sand mines announce layoffs of 134 people

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More than 100 frac sand mines and processing facilities, like this one outside of Bloomer, Wis., have cropped up across the state over the last few years. (photo – Jim Tittle) After winning just one game the previous year, the Glenwood City Hilltoppers football team reveled in taking home the Wisconsin Division 7 state championship last season.. And in typical small-town fashion, the whole

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Aug 26, 2014 Vista Sand also began the process of applying for a reclamation permit with St. Croix County for a frac sand mine just south of Glenwood City during the summer of 2012. According to the jury verdict from Ellis County Texas, Sikes was sentenced to four years in prison on the charge of indecency with a child with no probation and four years in

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Jun 01, 2013 A nearly 400-acre open-pit frac sand mine has been proposed for a site less than half a mile from the school, and now those residents who welcome the mine’s promises of wealth and prosperity have squared off against those who fear its consequences to their

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Jan 24, 2013 Tonight, February 25th, at 6:30, at the Glenwood City Community Center, there will be a special meeting regarding possible annexation of land on which a frac sand mine has been proposed into the city limits of Glenwood City, WI. The Community Center is

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Sep 20, 2012 In addition, one of these mining companies has taken the bold step of proposing a 480 acre open-pit mine in a residential area, next to the public school, in Glenwood City. Laskin gives us an inside look into a community overwhelmingly opposed to silica frac sand mining within their city limits

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Jun 24, 2013 The ordinance would likely be used to regulate the “Vista” frac sand mine being proposed 1/2 mile from the school, which employs approximately 100 staff and educates 650 students. As reported last week by Lynne Peeples of the Huffington Post, several points of controversy surround mining in Glenwood City, WI, including the proximity to the school and the village of 1200 people

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Feb 27, 2013 UPDATE: Potential Frac Sand Mine in Glenwood City The Glenwood City council considers a proposal to annex Scott Teigen's land enabling the Vista Mine to operate on his property and 1/4 mile from

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Sep 30, 2014 Deanna Schone of Glenwood City, Wisconsin, lives near one of the proposed frac sand mines. She told HuffPost that city council members had “made their intentions known” in early September that they will allow the mine to proceed in a location about a

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Nov 17, 2013 GLENWOOD CITY, Wis. — In this small city in northwestern Wisconsin, the mayor and two council members are facing recall elections over their handling of a proposed frac sand mine that would be built a half-mile south of a school

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Sep 17, 2013 Glenwood citizens have petitioned to vote on the frac sand mine proposed next to their public school. Many citizens feel they were left without representation at the closed-session meeting. The Glenwood City council, widely viewed as “disconnected” with the community on sand issues, was represented by Terry Dunst of Bakke Norman in New Richmond

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