Commission directs feasibility work on potential USDA‑affiliated meat processing center, asks survey for unsold lots
Committee B recommended pursuing a USDA‑affiliated meat processing center at an Industrial Drive site (about 20 jobs) and asked the mayor to obtain budget estimates for an architectural study; the commission also asked for a survey to consolidate 211 unsold lots into three tracts and arranged inspection of fair building structural concerns.
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Committee B reported Jan. 31 actions to the full Van Buren County Commission on Feb. 21 and the commission voted to pursue feasibility for a USDA‑affiliated meat processing center on acreage at the county industrial site. Committee members said the facility could employ about 20 people and recommended that the VBC Industrial Development Board pursue the opportunity with a recommended 20‑year lease; commissioners agreed to move forward with feasibility work.
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