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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Environment - IDNR deputy director told Shelby County officials that he also had some "fence mending" to do with officials with IDEM
"DNR official apologizes to county over logjam misunderstanding" is the headline to a story by Ron Hamilton of the Shelbyville News that begins:
A top official with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources apologized to county commissioners at their weekly meeting Monday evening for what he called his "exuberance" in dealing with the Big Blue River logjam problems this summer near the village of Marion northeast of Shelbyville.Ron McAhron, deputy director of the DNR, told Shelby County officials that he also had some "fence mending" to do with officials with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.
"After I met with you folks this summer and saw for myself the serious logjam problems that you've been contending with for years, I became convinced that they needed to be cleaned out immediately," he said. "However, when I permitted you a wide latitude in taking care of the situation, I failed to consult with officials with IDEM. I mistakenly gave you permission to supervise their removal without filing for the usual permits. So, I've got some people at IDEM upset with me."
McAhron told the commissioners that IDEM has simple erosion-control measures, stream-management guidelines and habitat-preservation programs that should have been integrated into the logjam cleanup but were not.
"I'm afraid they are demanding more paperwork from you on those projects," he said. "I'm very sorry for any inconvenience this has caused you. Please let me know if there's any way I can help you."
Posted by Marcia Oddi on November 12, 2008 11:39 AM
Posted to Environment | Indiana Government