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Local meat processor reports growth, seeks lease of adjacent county property for storefront
Summary
Owners of Blue Ridge Processing told commissioners they are fully booked for 2025, expanding into retail and seeking either a lease or purchase of adjacent county property for a 16x40 roll-off retail building. Commissioners instructed staff to negotiate a lease and return with a draft for board review.
Ashley and Josh Clark, owners of Blue Ridge Processing, updated the Board of Commissioners on March 10 about growth at the former Foothills Pilot plant they purchased from the county in 2023. The USDA‑inspected facility processes beef, pork and lamb for local farmers and — the owners said — had been booked through 2025 and nearly all of 2026.
The Clarks described a transition from a bare building to a functioning USDA plant, noting repairs and equipment investments of roughly $300,000 since purchase and projected additional investments: $75,000–$100,000 for a…
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