Work going on Dusty site

The McCoy Land Co./PNW grain pads project is underway at Dusty, after a process that brought public comment, attorneys and controversy, ultimately going to a hearing examiner who granted a conditional use permit for the work last spring.

A county building permit was issued Aug. 8, after a 21-day period to appeal the examiner's decision expired.

The first permit is only for making an access road, as well as concrete work for a culvert to cross a drainage for access to the pads.

PNW/McCoy is doing the initial work itself, with an estimated value of $2,500.

The pads ground is now being graded. Th...