Published September 21, 2011, 04:35 PM
Dickinson Officials Say 'No' to 600-room Man Camp
DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — The Dickinson Planning and Zoning Commission has opposed a temporary housing company's request to build a 600-room "man camp" near Dickinson.By: Associated Press,
- Worker Hangs From Derrick
In this Tuesday, July 26, 2011 photo, Ben Shaw hangs from an oil derrick outside of Willisburg, N.D. With what many are calling the largest oil boom in recent North American history, temporary housing for the huge influx of workers, known as "man camps," now dot the sparse North Dakota landscape. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — The Dickinson Planning and Zoning Commission has opposed a temporary housing company's request to build a 600-room "man camp" near Dickinson.
The Dickinson Press reports (http://bit.ly/nN1uqV ) the commission opposed Target Logistics request because of concerns about dust, traffic and an additional 600 people in the area.
About 50 people attended the early-morning meeting at City Hall and about half a dozen residents spoke against the proposed housing. No one spoke in favor.
The so-called man camps are springing up in western North Dakota to house an influx of oil workers to the region
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