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Weekly announcements and environmental review notices





Volume 49, Number 43                                                                                      October 28, 2025











Bald-faced Hornet nest taken in central MN




Environmental review project notices

EQB publishes environmental review notices provided by responsible governmental units. For more information on a project undergoing environmental review, click on the individual project links below. You can also find information about active projects in your community on the Environmental Review Projects Interactive Map [ [link removed] ].

 

*Hermantown Data Center*

*Location: *Hermantown
*Process: *Petition
*Step: *Responsible governmental unit assigned

*Responsible governmental unit and contact: *City of Hermantown, Eric Johnson <[email protected]>,
218-729-3600

 

Bailey Farm Business Park [ [link removed] ]

*Location (city/township; county): *Newport; Washington
*Process: *EAW
*Step: *EAW available
*End of comment period: *December 1, 2025

*Project description: *The proposed Bailey Farm Business Park project includes the development of one approximately 36-acre site within the City of Newport, MN. The project proposes construction of two industrial buildings, one multifamily apartment complex, and one commercial building along with associated parking and public & private bituminous access routes.

*Location of public documents:* Newport City Hall, 2060 1st Avenue, Newport, MN 55055

*Responsible governmental unit and contact: *City of Newport, Jill Thiesfeld <[email protected]>,
651-459-5677

 

Voyageur Heights Apartment Project [ [link removed] ]

*Location (city/township; county): *Brainerd; Crow Wing
*Process: *EAW
*Step: *EAW available
*End of comment period: *December 1, 2025

*Project description: *The Voyageur Heights Apartments project (hereafter referred to as "Project") is proposed on 49 acres and will be constructed in two phases. The Project includes five buildings with 38 units per building for a total of 190 multifamily housing units along with complimentary interior and exterior amenity spaces, and park/open space areas with public amenities. The main entrance will be from Greenwood Street.
Voyageur Heights Apartment Project project link provided by RGU [ [link removed] ]

*Location of public documents:* Brainerd City Hall, 501 Laurel Street, Brainerd, MN 56401

*First public meeting date, time, location: *December 1, 2025, 7:30 p.m., Brainerd City Hall – Council Chambers, 501 Laurel Street, Brainerd, MN 56401
*First public meeting virtual link: *Join online meeting [ [link removed] ]
*First public meeting additional details:* City Council will hold the public meeting for the EAW, review the document, and ask questions of staff.

*Second public meeting date, time, location: *December 15, 2025, 7:30 p.m., Brainerd City Hall – Council Chambers, 501 Laurel Street, Brainerd, MN 56401
*Second public meeting additional details: *City Council considers "Findings" document and makes one of the following recommendations: 1. Negative Declaration: EAW is adequate, and no EIS is required. 2. Positive Declaration: Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is required. 3. Additional information is reasonably available and needed to make a final declaration -process is extended up to 30 days.

*Responsible governmental unit and contact: *City of Brainerd, James Kramvik <[email protected]>,
218-454-3408

 

Elk River Landfill North Development Area [ [link removed] ]

*Location (city/township; county): *Livonia Township; Sherburne
*Process: *EIS
*Step: *EIS Scoping EAW and Draft Scoping Decision
*End of comment period: *December 1, 2025

*Project description: *Elk River Landfill (ERL) is an existing municipal solid waste (MSW), industrial waste, and construction and demolition (C&D) waste landfill five miles north of the City of Elk River, adjacent to U.S. Highway 169 in Sherburne County, Minnesota. In approximately three years, ERL will reach its permitted (SW-74) capacity. Elk River Landfill, Inc. proposes a northward expansion of the landfill (Project) into Livonia Township, where Martin Marietta Corporation has sand and gravel mining operations. The Project will involve an expansion of MSW capacity by approximately 26.67 million cubic yards over a 162.36-acre area (MSW Waste Limit), which includes a 7.21-acre overlap of previously permitted and filled C&D disposal cells. ERL will continue to accept C&D waste in the C&D permitted cells until those cells reach capacity. C&D and industrial wastes may be accepted in the NDA as permitted by the Industrial Solid Waste Management Plan. (ISWMP).

*Location of public documents:* Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, 504 Fairgrounds Road, Marshall, MN 56258

*Public meeting date, time, location: *November 19, 2025, 5:30 p.m., Zimmerman Fire
Department, 26140 136th Street NW, Zimmerman, MN 55398

*Responsible governmental unit and contact: *Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, 
Chris Green <[email protected]>, 507-476-4258

 

Cottage Grove East Ravine AUAR and Mitigation Plan Update [ [link removed] ]

*Location (city/township; county): *Cottage Grove; Washington
*Process: *AUAR update
*Step: *Revised AUAR
*End of comment period: *November 12, 2025

*Project description: *This 2025 update to the East Ravine AUAR and Mitigation Plan covers a 3,988-acre area north of 70th St, east of County Rd 19, and west of Lamar/Kimbro Aves. The proposed development aligns with the 2040 Comprehensive Plan, aiming for full build-out per future land use. It includes mostly single-family homes with some medium/high-density housing to support lifecycle needs. Two commercial nodes are planned: one in Cedarhurst at 70th & Keats with a neighborhood focus. A key goal is creating a safe, efficient, and connected local and collector street system.
Cottage Grove East Ravine AUAR and Mitigation Plan Update project link provided by RGU [ [link removed] ]

*Location of public documents:* Cottage Grove City Hall, 12800 Ravine Parkway South,
Cottage Grove, MN 55016

*Responsible governmental unit and contact: *City of Cottage Grove, Emily Schmitz <[email protected]>,
651-458-2874

 

Fish kill reports

Minnesota Duty Officer reports pertaining to fish kills are summarized in the following table, in accordance with 103G.216, REPORTING FISH KILLS IN PUBLIC WATERS, Subd. 2 Reporting Requirement. These reports were received via the Minnesota Duty Officer prior to the submission deadline for this edition of the EQB Monitor. They represent the raw data/information provided by callers. For more information regarding fish kills in Minnesota see the Department of Natural Resources [ [link removed] ]. Call the Minnesota Duty Officer at 651‐649‐5451 or 800‐422‐0798 to report fish kills.

*No fish kill reports were received since the last publication.*

 

Submit a notice to the "EQB" "Monitor"

The "EQB Monitor" is a weekly publication announcing environmental review documents, public comment periods and other actions of the Environmental Quality Board. The "EQB Monitor" is published every Tuesday at noon. Submissions to the "EQB Monitor [ [link removed] ]" are due by 4:00 p.m. on the Tuesday one week prior to the intended publication date. Please see the EQB Monitor schedule [ [link removed] ] for more details.

 

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Questions? Contact EQB by phone at 651-757-2873 or email us at [email protected]. 

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