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Board tables Cooper Farm "Woodlands" events venue request, asks for detailed operations plan
Summary
The board tabled BATS, Inc./Cooper Farm's request to operate weddings, farm‑to‑table dinners and other events on family farmland until the applicant submits specifics including hours, sign size, parking/lighting and septic capacity; neighbors had raised concerns about prior events, traffic safety and environmental impacts.
The LaPorte County Board of Zoning Appeals tabled Oct. 21 a petition by BATS, Inc. (operating as the Woodlands at Cooper Farm) seeking a variance to operate small events, weddings and dinners on family farmland at 11341 West Snyder Road.
Owner Natalie Cooper told the board the farm is a long‑held family property…
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