Saxony Lutheran High School, Inc. v. Missouri Department of Natural Resources

GARY M. GAERTNER, JR., Chief Judge.

Introduction

Appellants Strack Excavating, LLC (Strack) and the Missouri Land Reclamation Commission (Commission) appeal the circuit court’s judgment reversing the Commission’s issuance of a permit to Strack for construction of a limestone mining operation. Strack and the Commission argue the Commission properly imposed a condition on Strack’s application that brought it into compliance with legislation passed while the permit application was pending, and thus the Commission’s conditional approval was appropriate. Saxony Lutheran High School (Saxony) argues…