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Local entrepreneurs seek USDA-certified micro processor in Southampton County; staff to pursue M‑2 conditional-use route
Summary
Veronica Prevost of Serenity Acres Homestead asked the Southampton County Planning Commission to allow a USDA-certified micro meat processing facility at 34574 Smiths Ferry Road. Staff recommended pursuing an M‑2 rezoning for a small parcel with a conditional-use permit; Randolph said the earliest hearing would likely be in February.
Veronica Prevost, co-owner of Serenity Acres Homestead, told the Southampton County Planning Commission that she and a business partner want to open a USDA‑inspected micro meat processing facility at 34574 Smiths Ferry Road to provide local, for‑hire processing for hunters and farmers. "We just want to offer a service to our community to process their animals," Prevost said, adding the operation would be small — under 1,100 square feet with fewer than five employees — and would not sell meat retail.
The request grew out of frustration that local processors have closed, Prevost said, and a desire to support Hunters for the Hungry and local food‑bank…
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