State Supreme Court Says Concrete Company Can’t Dig Up Burial Sites

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has upheld a decision by the 4th District Court of Appeals on a digging permit for a concrete company.  Wingra Redi-Mix is asking the state to let it excavate burial mounds inside its Dane County quarry.  A request for a permit was denied.  The mounds in question are listed on the Wisconsin Historical Society’s burial sites catalog leading to the need for a permit from the state Division of Hearings and Appeals.  The Tuesday vote by the state Supreme Court was three-to-three, meaning the appeals court ruling stands.