UP road commission loses appeal over wetlands dispute

MAR 21, 2018 |  

MARQUETTE, MI (AP)–   An appeals court is offering sympathy to the Marquette County Road Commission, but not a favorable decision in a dispute over a new road and wetlands.

The Commission lost an appeal on County Road 595 Tuesday. Local officials wanted to create a more direct route for trucks between the Eagle mine and a processing mill in Humboldt Township.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency raised objections over the impacts. The road commission decided to give up when the application was transferred to a different agency.

The appeals court acknowledged that the road commission was put through a “long, expensive and frustrating” process. But the court says the commission can’t sue the government because it voluntarily surrendered without waiting for a final ruling.

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https://www.wnmufm.org/post/cr-595-motion-denied
https://www.wnmufm.org/post/road-commission-loses-appeal-over-wetlands-dispute