Washington County approves Woolsey Wood conditional use permit for local lumber operation amid neighbor concerns

On July 10, 2025, the Washington County board approved a conditional use permit for Pilgrim Log In LLC's Woolsey Wood project, a custom lumber manufacturing facility proposed on a 31.93-acre parcel in Washington County. The board voted to proceed with the permit during the county's regular meeting after staff presentation and public comment.

Planning staff described the project as occupying about 4.7 acres after a planned 6.74-acre lot split and said the applicant will repurpose existing concrete pads from former poultry houses. Staff said the project will be built in three phases and that each phase must return for full large-scale development approval. Staff reported the proposed facility would produce roughly 30,500 square feet of impervious surface and that, to date, planning staff had not received complaints about the proposal.

The permit application includes expected customer hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, with four to five employees on operating days. Staff said a detention pond and a dry…