The only gravel operation in the county and supplier of gravel for county roads, SAKO Excavation LLC, will continue to provide their services to the county.

At a public hearing Tuesday on the renewal of the company’s special use permit to conduct their operations on County Road 23, commissioners discussed complaints about dust and traffic noise attributed to trucks transporting gravel from the pit.

The word “pit,” however, is a bit of a misnomer. Bob Larson, representing the company, told ...