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Supervisors adopt construction-evaluation resolution on confinement feeding permits
Summary
Floyd County adopted Res #03-26 to review confinement feeding operation construction permit applications received Feb. 1, 2026–Jan. 31, 2027 using the state's master matrix and to reserve the right to contest DNR decisions.
On Jan. 2, 2026, the Floyd County Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution #03-26, a construction evaluation resolution under Iowa Code §459.304(3). The resolution directs the county to evaluate all confinement feeding operation construction permit applications received between Feb. 1, 2026 and Jan. 31, 2027 using the state’s master matrix; it also allows the county to consider other factors in recommendations and to contest Department of Natural Resources decisions on such applications. The roll call vote is recorded in the minutes as Ayes: Rottinghaus, Campbell, Carr; motion carried 3-0.
The resolution establishes a formal review process and positions the board to submit recommendations on confinement feeding operation permits within the stated period. The board’s adoption means Floyd County will participate in the regulatory review of proposed confinement feeding construction projects during the specified application window.
