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Manufacturers and residents split at Crookston public hearing over allowing slaughterhouses in heavy industrial zone
Summary
At a public hearing on a proposed zoning text amendment to permit slaughterhouses in the I‑1 heavy industrial district, speakers included a local manufacturer urging conditional limits and residents who argued the facility would create jobs and be regulated by USDA. Council postponed final action to give members more time to consider public input.
The Crookston City Council held a public hearing on a proposed ordinance to amend city zoning (chapter 152.65.B and 152.65.E) to allow slaughterhouses and animal processing in the I‑1 heavy industrial zone and heard sharply divided public comment before the council postponed final action.
Charles Iikoff, speaking for IO Colaria, opposed the amendment and asked the council to make the use conditional rather than permitted outright. Iikoff argued the change appeared to benefit a single landowner and said subjecting the use to conditions (odor control,…
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