Regulating personal property for public safety

Just what is a borrow pit and how should it be used? The Kimball County Planning Commission has raised that question, and attempted to define it and regulate its use for the benefit of county residents.

During a special meeting on Monday, March 20, with the Kimball County Board of Commissioners, following a planning commission recommendation to change verbiage to Kimball County zoning regulations, planning commission members said they each previously had their own definition.

Additionally, they are tasked with regulating the use of gravel from such pits, though they hope to keep the process...