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County committee to decide fate of proposed 23.5-acre gravel mining expansion in Wheatland at Feb. 8 meeting

BRISTOL – A proposal that aims to expand a gravel mining operation in Wheatland will remain delayed until February, according to proceedings that took place before the Kenosha County Planning and Development Committee Wednesday night.

Planning and Development Director Andy Buehler said while the committee did not act, it is expected to at the Feb. 8 meeting when county officials and representatives of Lafarge Aggregates anticipate “everything to be submitted” before then. The committee meets at the Kenosha County Center at highways 45 and 50 in Bristol.

Buehler said the committee could also expect Lafarge to make a presentation addressing modifications to the expansion proposal.

“They will present all their new information and we will have that sent out to the committee,” he said. Buehler said further discussions on the matter would be scheduled to take place at next month’s work session, which he encouraged committee members to attend as additional information on the modifications will be reviewed.

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The proposed expansion hinges on a comprehensive plan amendment that would support Meyer Material Co.’s application for a 23.5-acre expansion on property north and east of its affiliated company Lafarge Aggregates in the Town of Wheatland.

Angela Reyer, who owns property near the LaFarge gravel mining operation, expresses her concerns about the site during the Kenosha County P…

The site at 31st Street and 376th Avenue in Wheatland borders Burlington to the north in Racine County, affecting residents on both sides of the county line. The property is currently designated a farmland protection area, but the change would turn it into an “extractive” farmland area in an isolated natural resource area.

Kelly Peyron of Burlington expresses her concerns about the health of her neighbors who live near the LaFarge gravel mining operation during t…

The proposed expansion has neighbors concerned about declining property values, their health and the health of their neighbors as it would mean that the gravel mining operation could continue past the initial 25-year usage and decommissioning objective.

Last month, the committee met to determine also whether it required the Wheatland Town Board to make a recommendation on the comprehensive plan modification in order for Lafarge to move forward with its proposed expansion.

According to the county’s Corporation Counsel and the Town’s attorney, the county does not need to have a recommendation from the Town Board to move the proceedings forward on the Lafarge project.

While municipalities under county jurisdiction have traditionally given their advisory recommendation, a practice encouraged by county governments in matters of planning and zoning, such input isn’t legally binding, but rather one of cooperative governance.

IN PHOTOS: Wheatland School’s time-traveling mural through 20th Century

WHEATLAND SCHOOL MURAL – Brittani Samuel art teacher

Wheatland School’s 7th and 8th grade students in teacher Britanni Samuel’s advanced art classes at have resumed a tradition of adding onto and refreshing a massive hallway mural that highlights many historically significant events and people over the last century. Work on the mural, which spans an entire corridor in front of the school’s media center, held in part due to construction during 2018-19 and then during the pandemic.

WHEATLAND SCHOOL MURAL

WHEATLAND SCHOOL MURAL

Wheatland School’s 7th and 8th grade students in Britanni Samuel’s advanced art classes at have resumed a tradition of adding onto a massive hallway mural that highlights many historically significant events and people over the last century. Work on the mural, which spans an entire corridor in front of the school’s media center, held in part due to construction during 2018-19 and then during the pandemic.


Terry Flores


WHEATLAND SCHOOL MURAL

WHEATLAND SCHOOL MURAL

Wheatland School’s 7th and 8th grade students in Britanni Samuel’s advanced art classes have resumed a tradition of adding onto and refreshing a massive hallway mural that highlights many historically significant events, pop culture trends and people over the last century. Work on the mural, which spans an entire corridor in front of the school’s media center, had halted in part due to construction during 2018-19 and then during the pandemic the last two years.


Terry Flores


WHEATLAND SCHOOL MURAL

WHEATLAND SCHOOL MURAL

Wheatland School’s 7th and 8th grade students in Britanni Samuel’s advanced art classes at have resumed a tradition of adding onto and refreshing a massive hallway mural that highlights many historically significant events, pop cultural trends and people over the last century. Work on the mural, which spans an entire corridor in front of the school’s media center, had halted in part due to construction during 2018-19 and then during the pandemic the last two years.


Terry Flores


WHEATLAND SCHOOL MURAL – Cassidy Cupp

WHEATLAND SCHOOL MURAL - Cassidy Cupp

Cassidy Cupp, 12, of Wheatland, stands next to her addition to the mural, a rendition of the Lady and the Tramp.


Terry Flores


WHEATLAND SCHOOL MURAL – Cesar Chavez

WHEATLAND SCHOOL MURAL - Cesar Chavez

Wheatland School’s 7th and 8th grade students in Britanni Samuel’s advanced art classes have resumed a tradition of adding onto and refreshing a massive hallway mural that highlights many historically significant events, pop cultural trends and people over the last century. Work on the mural, which spans an entire corridor in front of the school’s media center, had halted in part due to construction during 2018-19 and then during the pandemic the last two years.


Terry Flores


WHEATLAND SCHOOL MURAL – Haven Young

WHEATLAND SCHOOL MURAL - Haven Young

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Terry Flores


WHEATLAND SCHOOL MURAL – Lady Liberty and Decades of the 20th Century

WHEATLAND SCHOOL MURAL - Lady Liberty and Decades of the 20th Century

The “Decades of the 20th Century” image introduces visitors to Wheatland School’s massive mural, which began about a decade ago with teacher Patricia Howe’s art students on a first-floor corridor in front of the media center.


Terry Flores


WHEATLAND SCHOOL MURAL – Sophie Larsen

WHEATLAND SCHOOL MURAL - Sophie Larsen

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Terry Flores


WHEATLAND SCHOOL MURAL

WHEATLAND SCHOOL MURAL

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Terry Flores


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