Applicant named in meeting seeks permit for 2,400‑head feedlot; neighbors raise dust and odor questions

Staff opened a public meeting to hear a proposal for a feedlot in Section 23, listed in the record under the land title "Pacific Cascade," and identified the applicant as Daniel Bauman. The proposal calls for a 2,400‑head finisher on land the presenters said is more than a half mile from the nearest neighbor and over a mile from the city of Baulette.

"Pacific Cascade, Daniel Bauman is proposing to build a 2,400 head finisher," said the staff representative. The record shows the applicant has submitted engineered plans and a manure management plan to meet county feedlot rules and that the project meets the county's setback requirements.

Randy, who said he has farmed the half‑section involved since 2008, described the land ownership and how manure would be handled. "I've farmed, this half section since 2008 for Calvin Burghraft...now, Daniel, is the landowner here," Randy said, adding that the half‑section totals about 305 acres with another 145 acres nearby that could be used for rotational manure application.

A nearby resident, who later identified himself in the record as Harold Delta, asked about traffic on a gravel road east of the property and about potential dust. "The only thing I wanted to ask about was the traffic past the gravel road east of the property there," Harold said. Staff and the applicant's representative said hauling would be limited and that most manure would be applied on the adjacent fields, and they offered to coordinate with neighbors on hauling routes.

Staff also said the permit was being processed under the land title "Pacific Cascade" and that a variance request had been filed with Grange Township for a local requirement that barns be located on the same 80‑acre title; that variance remained pending. "We have applied for a variance with Grange Township...and that's still pending," staff said.

The record shows the board did not need to take action on the feedlot at this meeting; the public hearing was an opportunity for comment and for staff to note outstanding procedural items. No formal vote on the feedlot permit is recorded in the meeting transcript.

Next steps: staff already had the engineered plans and manure management plan on file and said they would continue to process the permit and the township variance request; staff and the applicant offered to communicate with neighbors about hauling schedules and routes.