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Washington County planning board approves Vaughn Recycling conditional use permit over neighborhood objections
Summary
The planning board voted 5–0 Oct. 30 to approve a high‑intensity conditional use permit for Vaughn Recycling along Highway 412; residents raised safety, noise and property‑value concerns and submitted hundreds of petition signatures. Large‑scale site design and screening will be reviewed later.
The Washington County Planning Board approved a high‑intensity conditional use permit for Vaughn Recycling on Oct. 30, allowing the metal‑recycling operation to move forward to the county’s large‑scale development review.
Chair Lauren Shackelford called the vote after hearing staff presentations and public comments. The motion carried in a 5–0 roll call (Micah Thompson, Robert Daugherty, Marla Pearson, Jay Piercy and Chair Lauren Sheckleford voted yes).
Planning staff told the board the operation would accept ferrous and nonferrous metals from residential, commercial and industrial customers, offer drop‑off and roll‑off container services, store large quantities of loose steel in on‑site concrete bays and ship processed metals to domestic buyers and a shredder…
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