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Committee approves three‑year lease for school food processing kitchen backed by $600,000 PLANTS grant
Summary
Mesquite County committee authorized a three‑year lease with the Stephen Area Intermediate School District to host a commissary/processing kitchen tied to a federal PLANTS grant totaling $600,000; proponents said the facility will process local farm products for school meals and partner with career‑tech programs, while commissioners pressed for details on lease terms and build‑out costs.
The Mesquite County Winter and Means Committee on Dec. 10 authorized a three‑year lease with the Stephen Area Intermediate School District to house a food processing and commissary kitchen funded in part by a federal PLANTS grant.
Dan Bormann, identified in the record as the school food service director for Montague and North Muskegon, told the committee the center would process local farm products into ready‑to‑use ingredients and prepared items for distribution to school kitchens across the county and to other institutions. "The goal of my head in my head is that, you know, having a Muskegon Monday where every student across Muskegon County is eating fresh food that is grown in Muskegon County with recipes that are created by…
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