Spring Prairie residents were so adamant about opposing a gravel pit development that the town chairman resigned abruptly, saying that the controversy had become too much for him.
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Spring Prairie Plan Commission members, from left, Lis Friemoth, Paul Miller, John Lutz and Don Trimberger, listen Jan. 16 during a lively public discussion about a proposed new gravel pit in the community.
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Spring Prairie resident John Prochaska was among those gravel pit opponents wearing hats emblazoned with the message, “No Pit,” during a Jan. 16 plan commission meeting at the town hall.
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Tom Grossman of Spring Prairie joins other gravel pit opponents at a plan commission meeting Jan. 16 in voicing opposition to a proposal from Asphalt Contractors Inc. for a new gravel pit in town.
SPRING PRAIRIE — A proposal to convert farmland into a gravel pit supplying area construction crews is moving forward despite vocal opposition from surrounding residents.
Demonstrators line the sidewalk Sept. 20 at Edgewater Park in Williams Bay during a rally against climate change organized as part of the Global Climate Strike.
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Waving their signs at passing cars Sept. 20 are Karen Rasmussen, from left, Robert Radtke and Suzanne Radtke during a climate change awareness rally at Edgewater Park in Williams Bay.
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Jennifer Siedenburg-Sis, left, and her daughter, Kirsten Siedenburg-Sis, join in a climate change awareness rally Sept. 20 at Edgewater Park in Williams Bay.
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Tom Porter, a retired nurse, shares his message at Edgewater Park in Williams Bay during a demonstration for climate change awareness Sept. 20 as part of the Global Climate Strike.
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Participants listen to guest speakers Sept. 20 during a climate change demonstration at Edgewater Park in Williams Bay.
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Beatrice Anton, 4, left, and her cousin, Thomas Murray, 3, get an assist from their grandmother, Janis Anton, while doing their part Sept. 20 during a climate change rally at Edgewater Park in Williams Bay.
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Badger High School students Zarin Pirzada, from left, Sirr Nay Shoe and Desirae Lopez show their spirit Sept. 20 during a climate change awareness rally at Edgewater Park in Williams Bay.
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Retired teacher Suzanne Radtke directs her protest signs at passing cars Sept. 20 during the Global Climate Strike rally at Edgewater Park in Williams Bay.
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Farmer Loren Johnson addresses the crowd Sept. 20 at Edgewater Park in Williams Bay during a climate change awareness rally attended by about 50 people.
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Kirsten Siedenburg-Sis, right, a student at Elkhorn High School, joins other demonstrators at Edgewater Park in Williams Bay during a rally in September for climate change awareness.
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Sarah Moseley joins other demonstrators Sept. 20 at Edgewater Park in Williams Bay to show her support for climate change awareness.
Spring Prairie residents were so adamant about opposing a gravel pit development that the town chairman resigned abruptly, saying that the controversy had become too much for him.
Spring Prairie Plan Commission members, from left, Lis Friemoth, Paul Miller, John Lutz and Don Trimberger, listen Jan. 16 during a lively public discussion about a proposed new gravel pit in the community.
Spring Prairie resident John Prochaska was among those gravel pit opponents wearing hats emblazoned with the message, “No Pit,” during a Jan. 16 plan commission meeting at the town hall.
Tom Grossman of Spring Prairie joins other gravel pit opponents at a plan commission meeting Jan. 16 in voicing opposition to a proposal from Asphalt Contractors Inc. for a new gravel pit in town.
