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Black Hills Energy asks Jackson County to consider food-donation pantry in Maquoketa
Summary
Marissa Gaal of Black Hills Energy asked the Jackson County Board of Supervisors to consider placing a food donation pantry at the HACAP Building on E. Quarry Street in Maquoketa; the board made no decision and said it might consider a different site.
Marissa Gaal of Black Hills Energy asked the Jackson County Board of Supervisors on May 12, 2026, to consider placing a food-donation pantry at the HACAP Building on E. Quarry Street in Maquoketa. The request was made during the board's opening discussion; no motion was taken and the board indicated it would consider alternative locations.
The proposal aims to increase local access to nonperishable food donations by using an existing community site. Board members did not record a decision at the meeting; the transcript notes only that the board considered a different location option. Follow-up on where the pantry might be placed was not specified in the meeting record.
