The land, owned by Scott Fleming, is across from the old Bayfield High School and is surrounded by homes within the Bayfield town limits. However, the land will only be considered part of the town if the town board approves the planned 121-unit subdivision and annexation plan. In this case, BP submitted the well application before Keller discussed specific details of what the county wanted for mitigation, Keller said. As a result, the county denied the permit Dec. 22. BP resubmitted its application with a mitigation plan 12 working days after the first denial.
People don t like to be told no.
After the denial and before further action was taken, a meeting was held with BP, the Planning Department and Scannell, Keller said. Even though negotiations to find the exact location for the well are dragging into their fourth month, and the county will not make a decision on BP s permit until the location is determined, the lengthy process was what spurred the new plan into action. Keller will send a letter out within the month to notify operators of the new plan to process applications at any of the 26 problem sites. Scott Zimmerman, manager of the coal-bed methane business unit for JM Huber Corp., said Keller s plan will affect several of the infill wells Huber plans to drill. Zimmerman said the plan will officially address procedures that Huber already tries to do.