GRIFFEN SMITH

While no formal proposal has been submitted, a developer has been looking into building a gravel pit and asphalt plant near the Blackfoot River between Bonner and Potomac, according to Missoula County and state officials.

A representative of the developer for the property, RCI Properties Inc., has met with the State Department of Environmental Quality twice for preapplication meetings earlier this year, the agency told the Missoulian.

The property is located at 14815 Highway 200 E. across from the Blackfoot River.

The developer also filed a land use and zoning compliance permit application with Missoula County to confirm the land is not zoned. Within the application, the developer calls for the site to be used for mining.

"(The project would be) sand and gravel operation

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