Residents press DeKalb County for moratorium and tighter rules after chicken‑barn concerns
Neighbors urged DeKalb County commissioners to pause similar intensive poultry operations and consider setbacks, odor controls and runoff safeguards after independent-site reviewers flagged inadequate erosion and silt controls at a pending chicken‑barn site; staff said the site currently holds an IDEM construction general permit.
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A group of residents asked DeKalb County commissioners on Aug. 12 to halt approvals of large off‑grid poultry operations until the county updates zoning and permitting rules.
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