By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com
Dakota City, IA – Monday morning’s Humboldt County Board of Supervisors Session saw concern among many residents who live around Rutland after it was discovered that three members on the Board of Adjustment for the county are unable to serve on the board due to a state law that passed in 2020 that requires members of the board to be from unincorporated rural areas of the county.
The revelation of the law that had rendering a ruling mute that was passed by the board of adjustment last month to disapprove the special exception use application 4-1 for the Rutland quarry.
The Board of Adjustment is immediately seeking replacement board members to replace three of the board’s current members who do not meet the requirements of the law to serve on the board.
It was stated by Zoning Administrator Randy Krecklow, that digging and work at the quarry site should not be conducted by the organization at the site as of now, as no approval was given by the Board of Adjustment for a special exception use application.
Humboldt County Attorney Jon Beatty was not in attendance and will be on the agenda next Monday to provide more clarity on an issue that neither the Board of Adjustment or the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors were able to give a clear and concise answer on at the session.