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Carroll County schedules March 23 public hearing on confinement feeding operation permit
Summary
The board set a public hearing for March 23 at 9:15 a.m. on a construction‑permit application for a confinement feeding operation in Section 1 of Washington Township filed under the applicant name referenced in the meeting. Supervisors did not take final action on the permit at this meeting.
Carroll County supervisors scheduled a public hearing on a construction permit application for a confinement feeding operation in Section 1 of Washington Township.
At the board meeting the item was introduced by the chair as a public hearing matter; county staff identified the applicant name as referenced in the packet. Supervisors discussed logistics and set the hearing for March 23 at 9:15 a.m., explaining state and local hearing requirements will apply and that a second meeting will address the application in a formal public‑hearing setting.
Board members noted the facility is an existing operation proposing an expansion (staff said the applicant wants to add 360 [head/units referenced in the packet]). The board discussed whether a site visit or master‑matrix re‑scoring was necessary and concluded current scoring appeared sufficient given the application’s size, but left scheduling and notice details to staff.
No vote on the underlying permit was taken at this meeting; the board’s action was to set the hearing date and provide notice. The hearing will allow public comment and will return the issue to the board for a final decision following required notices and any presentations by staff.
