Latest information about the proposed Fracking sand mine in Hay Creek
Frac Sand Mine by Red Wing
Study Committee formed by commissioners
The work begins(read below).
Government Center, 509 W. 5th Street, Red Wing
Coming Up
11 October, Tuesday - Goodhue County Mining Committee - 1st meeting of the committee appointed [see below for more details] by the county commissioners to study & bring back recommendations to the PAC. Open to the public, 8:30am - Noon, 509 West 5th St, Govt Center IT Conference Rm.
20 October, Thursday - Attend a Citizen's Forum on frac sand mining in Goodhue County sponsored by the League of Women Voters. 7:00 pm, Hovda Hall, Red Wing High School. There will be a panel of people addressing audience questions. It will be a facilitated discussion.
For more information – see attached flyer
Town Hall Meetings good opportunities to bring the frac sand mining issue to the table in the context of State issues
October 19, Wednesday: 6:00 - 7:00 PM Red Wing City Hall, 315 W 4th Street
Senator Howe & Representative Kelly
October 26, Wednesday: 6:00 - 7:00 PM Cannon Falls City Hall, 918 River Road
Senator Howe & Representative Kelly
October 26, Wednesday: 7:30 - 8:30 PM Zumbrota City Hall, 175 West Avenue
Senator Howe, Representative Kelly & Representative Drazkowski
Since County Moratorium Passed - Sept 6
Goodhue County Commissioners appointed a committee to study and bring back recommendations to the Planning Advisory Commission about frac sand mining in our county. That group was formally approved October 4 and will begin meeting October 11. It’s members are:
County Frac Sand Study Committee
Appointed Citizen Members |
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| District | Commissioner | Member Name |
| 1st | Ron Allen | Roseanne Grosso |
| 2nd | Richard Samuelson | John Hobert |
| 3rd | Dan Rechtzigel | Rich Ellingsberg |
| 4th | Jim Bryant | John Tittle |
| 5th | Ted Siefert | Howard Stenerson * |
Mining Expert Members |
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John Litsenberg |
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Ken Kuhn |
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Members from the Planning Advisory Commission |
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Bernie Overby |
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Joan Voltz |
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* Howard Stenerson is also a member of the the Planning Advisory Commission and he vigorusly opposed the idea of a Moratorium saying that it is of no use. This choice of committee member disappoints us because it means there are three Planning Advisory Committee members in the study group instead of two and Ted Siefert's district of Wacouta is left without a real citizen representative. All three of these PAC members voted against the moratorium. See how this changes the composition of the study group? The original makeup of the group was four people who would certainly be pro-mining and five citizens. Now it is five who are pro mining and only four citizens.
-- looking on the bright side, maybe one or two of them will begin to see how serious this issue is.
Hay Creek Township’s Land Use Commission has been reconvened and will begin meeting soon. Those members are:
Keith Fossen(chair), Lorrie Sonnek(vice chair), David Tincher, Pat Schafer, Mitch Meyer, Scott Halverson and Rick Peterson.
The City of Red Wing recently passed it's own moratorium and is moving forward on their study of the impact frac sand mining would have on the city.State-wide & Regional organizing is evolving. If you have an interest in this area contact us by email and we can put you in touch with those people
Available Now
Lawn Signs, T-Shirts
8/13/2011 Our mine information Map has been updated with new info. - See the updated Frack Map*
*Please give the map time to load, wait until you see colors, click the colors or push pins for details .
Here is part of the map without details, please follow the link for the whole thing:
September 6th, Tuesday, 5pm - County Commissioners Board Meeting
County Board Room, 3rd Floor Court House Building. This is likely to be the date they vote on the Moratorium
Donations,
Lawn Signs,
T-Shirts
How do We Fit into the Big Picture?
Video clip of planning commission discussion and advice from County Attorney
This just in - Florence Township Resolution
Anyone wondering "who is Windsor Permian?"
· Facebook: Citizens Against Silica Mining
· Email: SaveTheBluffs@ everythingredwing.com
The Goodhue County Planning Commission met on Monday, June 20th at 7 pm Details Here
First official communication from Windsor Permian-- you can read it here:
Here is a slightly odd video, that includes the entire statement presented as a fictional conversation. Once you get used to the format, I think you will find it brings up some good points.
Video communicating Windsor Permian Statement with Commentary
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Check out the link below. If sand is valuable enough to ship overseas, how big is the demand? If it's found everywhere in Goodhue County why would they stop with one mine? Wisconsin has the same problem.
The planned investment for one frac sand processing plant in Monroe County near Tunnel City, Wisconsin is $100 Million, how many mines would it take to support an investment like that?
Why would the transfer site near Frontenac with access to rail and the river be any different? We are not talking about "a mine", we are talking about a mining company potentially taking over our economy.
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Link: Planning Commission contact information
We delivered a request for a moratorium on the granting of permits for frack sand mining to the Goodhue County Planning Advisory Committee. This was done in the form of a "Summary of Facts" document which lays out the reasons for a moratorium. View this document by following the link below.
Link Summary of facts for the Moratorium Request
Videos related to Frac Sand Mining
Neighbors of Maiden Rock, WI Sand mine
Exchange about shaking houses between a citizen and blasting expert
April 18th 6:30 pm - Meeting Pictures and overview
Updates, letters commentary in Blog Format
Here's a google map
showing the location of the mine and truck routes as blue lines.
Click the markers for more details.
View Fight Against Fracking - Red Wing MN in a larger map
Here are some concerns to think about:
Other similar operations generate traffic of several hundred trucks per day. Neighbors to other operations have problems with dust blowing off of trucks. Silica dust causes cancer. Companies promise to cover trucks with tarps but they don't do it. Empty trucks can spread more dust than loaded ones. Below is a plat of a property near Frontenac purchased at the same time as the mine property. This web site is run by some concerned neighbors of the proposed sand mine. If you find errors or have comments please let us know. You can email us at: saveTheBluffs@everythingredwing.com |
We are still figuring this out, but for now, contact your County Commissioner.
Tell him you oppose the sand mine and to reject any request to grant a conditional use permit for the sand mine on Highway 58. The link above will give you information on the commissioners. The links below have specifics for each commissioner.
Jim Bryant, District 4 Hay Creek Link to Contact Info
Ted Seifert, District 5, Red Wing and Wacouta Link to contact info
Ron Allen, District 1, Welch and Burnside area Link to Contact Info
Richard Samuelson, District 2, Cannon Falls and surrounding area Link to Contact Info
Dan Rechtzigel, District 3, Wanamingo/Kenyon area Link to Contact Info
Windsor Permian's Environmental Commitment
Windsor Permian, is the "Big Oil Company" we keep talking about. As of 4/30/2011 here is a screen shot of their web page showing their commitment to the environment. Clcik on the screen shot to go to the actual web page -- let's see how long it takes them to fix the "under construction" status --- or maybe it's not a mistake!
