Public Comments Being Accepted About Planned Surface Mining at the Toy Box Development in Lake Ozark
Property owners adjacent or nearby the Toy Box development in Lake Ozark are being put on notice about what’s being called some planned short-term surface mining on the property.
A notice sent out by Apperson Utility Contracting in Eldon says the surface mining for limestone and to remove excess rock from a three-acre plot of the property will be done according to provisions of the Land Reclamation Act as defined under Missouri statute.
Written comments about the project or to request an informal public meeting about the surface mining can be submitted no later than November 6th to the director of the Department of Natural Resources Land Reclamation Program in Jefferson City.
The surface mining is expected to be conducted between October 15th of this year and December 31st of 2026.
Reporter Mike Anthony
