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DeKalb County board approves Graber confined feeding operation despite drainage questions
Summary
The DeKalb County Drainage Board approved a development plan for a confined feeding operation on County Road 28 after engineers said on-site measures would slow runoff; board members questioned the absence of a retention pond but approved the plan with a favorable recommendation from the surveyor's office.
The DeKalb County Drainage Board voted Dec. 18 to approve a development plan for a confined feeding operation at 7735 County Road 28 in Butler, with a favorable recommendation from the surveyor's office.
Brian Munch, an engineer with Munch Engineering, represented property owners Leila Leroy and Shyla Graber and described the proposed facility as “approximately 700 feet in length, 128 feet in width,” with exterior pasture area and a recessed manure pit. Munch presented a drainage analysis showing the site’s peak flow for a 100-year storm…
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