Legal battle over Rutland Quarry operation
Cole Anderson who runs a local construction business, is interested in reopening the Rutland Quarry for mining operations. Humboldt County has filed a restraining order to prevent any such activity unless Anderson receives a special exception use permit from the Humboldt County Zoning Board of Adjustment.
BY APRIL KELLEY
A legal battle has begun in Humboldt County. It concerns the Rutland Quarry south of town. On Wednesday, Feb. 14, Humboldt County through an attorney hired by the county, Nicholas K. Cochrane of Fort Dodge, filed a petition for a restraining order against Cole Anderson of Rutland from continuing to conduct quarrying operations on the property, involution of the county's zoning ordinance. The filing says a special use exception permit would be needed.
Anderson, through his attorney, Ernest Kirsten, has filed a civil suit in Humboldt County District Court against Humboldt County Auditor Trish Erickson and Humboldt County Zoning Administrator Randy Krecklow, seeking meeting minutes of the Humboldt County Comprehensive Planning Committee and the Humboldt Planning and Zoning Commission, as well as electronic communication between Krecklow and MIDAS (Mid Iowa Development Association) Council of Governments in Fort Dodge. MIDAS has been working with the county in developing an updated comprehensive county plan. Read more about this story in this week's Humboldt Independent.
