NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET (EAW) AVAILABILITY: 

Glenwood Gravel Pit Expansion Project

Pope County, Minnesota

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:  

Hancock Concrete Products, LLC is proposing to expand the existing Glenwood Gravel Pit in Glenwood Township, Pope County, located north of State Highway 28, and east of the City of Glenwood. The expansion area will include approximately 40 acres adjacent to an existing mining operation; hence a mandatory EAW is required under Minnesota Rules 4410.4300, Subpart 12, Item B. The Facility extracts, stores, and distributes crushed stone for use in concrete operations at other facilities. Operation activities include aggregate extraction, washing and staging of gravel, crushing and recycling of concrete, and a series of ponds.

The EAW will be available for public comment starting Tuesday, July 5, 2022. The County will accept written comments (via mail or email) on the EAW during the public review and comment period, which concludes Thursday, August 4, 2022 at 4:30 p.m.

Written comments should be submitted to:

Pope County Land & Resource Management

Attn: Jessica Hill, Land Use Specialist

130 East Minnesota Avenue, Suite 113

Glenwood, MN 56334

Electronic/email comments may be submitted to Jessica Hill at jessica.hill@popecountymn.gov with Glenwood Gravel Pit Expansion Project EAW in the subject line. If submitting comments electronically, please include name and mailing address. 

A hard copy of the EAW is available for public review at Pope County Land and Resource Management Department located at 130 East Minnesota Ave, Suite 113, Glenwood, MN  56334.

The Draft EAW can be viewed online at the County’s website: 

July 4