Bio‑digester discussion draws dozens to Walton County meeting; no application yet but residents urge ordinance change

County planning staff and the county manager told the Walton County Board of Commissioners that, as of the meeting, no formal application had been filed for a proposed anaerobic biodigester (sometimes referred to in public comments as a “biogas” plant) near Marlowe Farms, but residents used the meeting’s public‑comment period to press the board to act preemptively.

The county manager explained the procedural path that any application would follow: if a firm submits an application it must appear first before the planning and zoning (planning) commission, after proper public notice required by Georgia planning and zoning law, and only later would the planning commission’s recommendation come to the county commission. Staff said the earliest possible county commission decision on a first application would be June if an applicant made the May planning calendar; no application had been submitted for the March meeting.

Residents who live adjacent to Marlowe Farms and nearby roads…