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Rock County authorizes NIRMA attorney to respond to AK Investments hog barn permit applications
Summary
The board voted April 21 to have NIRMA attorney Jeff Kirkpatrick submit the county’s response to two construction and operating permit applications filed by AK Investments, LLC for a concentrated animal feeding operation; the county noted it has 30 days to respond.
Rock County commissioners on April 21 authorized NIRMA attorney Jeff Kirkpatrick to respond to two permit applications filed with the Nebraska Department of Water, Energy & Environment by AK Investments, LLC for construction and operating approvals related to a concentrated animal feeding operation.
The board discussed the permits with counsel and voted unanimously to delegate the county’s response to NIRMA. Commissioners noted the county has 30 days to file a response with the state agency. The minutes do not record the content of the response or the specific positions NIRMA will take.
Commissioner Faye Smith made the motion to authorize the response and Chairman Wade D. Hollenbeck seconded; the motion carried on a unanimous roll-call vote.
No public testimony about the permits is recorded in the minutes. The board’s authorization is procedural: it delegates authority to the county’s insurance‑risk counsel to prepare and file the county’s official response within the agency timeline.
