Marathon/Pigs Eye Update

Thanks to community input from both our neighborhood and Dayton's Bluff, the Zoning Board voted 4-1 to deny the conditional use permit and variances, and to disapprove the site plans that Marathon Petroleum had submitted to establish a railyard in the Pigs Eye area. (See our blogs from Dec 8, 2008 and Feb. 2, 2009). This railyard would have disrupted wetlands between Little Pigs Eye and Pigs Eye Lakes, and would have involved storing more hazardous materials below the 100 year flood level adjacent to the Mississippi River.

It is very likely that Marathon will appeal this ruling, so stay tuned. And you can continue to send comments to the Planning Commission about this project -- reference the Marathon Petroleum Railyard Proposal...

Send comments to:

St. Paul Planning Commission

25 W. 4th St.

St. Paul, MN 55102