A past topic of interest for many in the area, was legislation that that would appear to remove most aspects of local control of sand and gravel mining operations. The bill, SB 431, was not formally scheduled for consideration as of Nov 17, 2020 but, was expected to occur during the legislature’s lame duck session of 2020. There was apparently time to provide our opinions on this issue to Representative Lasinski and Senator Theis, and others, as appropriate. This information is preserved and archived for historical purposes.

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Thanks to Judy Oake for providing the information above

SB 431

• MI Senate Bill 431 Mi Senate site

• Michigan Votes summary of bill contents and status

• SB 431 Bill markup

Reporting and comment

• Michigan Township Association press release

• Coalition urges Senate committee to vote no on Senate Bill 431

• Tell Michigan Lawmakers NO On Aggregate Mining Bill SB 431

• Riparians concerned about potential impact of Michigan Senate Bill 431 on local zoning control in Michigan

• Battle heating up over who decides whether you have a gravel pit in your backyard Sep 2019 Free Press article

• The Build It Michigan Strong Coalition Supports New Hollier Legislation To Stop Government Waste And Fix More Roads—With The Taxes Drivers Already Pay Aug 2019 position of Michigan Aggregates Association

• Opinion: Pass mining legislation to rebuild Michigan's infrastructure Mark Johnston Sept 2020 Detroit News

Past articles (2014)

• "Deny the Mine"

• Gravel trucks in Chelsea?