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Board approves Scotch Prairie Farms expansion to 4,129 animal units and requires dust‑control on township road
Summary
The county board approved Brian Yoder's feedlot expansion application, limiting the operation to 4,129 animal units and adding a condition that the applicant must control dust by applying chloride to the township road from County Road 4 to 500 feet beyond the second residence’s driveway.
Wabasha County commissioners on June 3 approved an amendment to the conditional‑use permit for Scotch Prairie Farms LLC, allowing expansion of the feedlot to a maximum of 4,129 animal units and imposing conditions intended to limit environmental and neighborhood impacts, including a new dust‑control requirement on the township road leading to the operation.
Planning staff summarized the planning commission’s recommendation (5‑0) and the board discussed concerns raised by two nearby residents about dust from additional truck traffic. The planning…
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