Legal clash over 2018 moratorium emerges as counsel debate APC's authority

Sep 16, 2026

Opposition counsel argued that a 2018 commissioners'resolution imposing a moratorium on CAFO approvals remains in effect and renders approval unlawful; applicant counsel and staff countered that procedural requirements for a valid moratorium were not met and that APC had not been properly engaged, leaving differing legal interpretations for record and potential appeal.

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A central legal thread through the Holloway hearing was whether a 2018 county resolution stating a moratorium on CAFO approvals remains in effect and prevents the APC from approving new confined feeding operations.

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