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Board approves Scotch Prairie Farms expansion to 4,129 animal units, adds dust‑control road stipulation
Summary
The county approved an amendment to increase feedlot capacity to 4,129 animal units and added a condition requiring dust control (chloride application) on a township road segment from County Road 4 to 500 feet beyond a specified parcel entrance.
On June 3 the Wabasha County Board approved an amendment to the conditional use permit for Scotch Prairie Farms LLC to expand feedlot capacity on parcel R16.00061.00. The planning commission had recommended approval 5–0 with conditions including MPCA compliance, furnishing MPCA/NPDES stormwater permits to the county, and limiting the total animal units to 4,129.2 AU.
Neighbors had expressed concern about additional truck traffic and dust on County Road 661 (a township road) linked to increased feed and manure transport. At the meeting,…
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