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Sonstegard Farms files permit for two large pullet confinement buildings; county to notify DNR
Summary
Sonstegard Farms submitted a construction permit application proposing two 260,000-head pullet confinement buildings and one dry manure storage building, increasing capacity to 1,300 animal units (520,000 pullets); the board recorded no public comments and will notify the Department of Natural Resources.
The county received a construction permit application from Sonstegard Farms for a new poultry confinement facility in Section 32, Franklin Township. The application describes two new 260,000-head pullet confinement buildings and a dry manure storage building; the filing states post-construction capacity as 1,300 animal units (520,000 head of pullets).
The minutes indicate no written or oral comments had been received on the application. The board recorded receipt of the application and directed that the Iowa Department of Natural Resources be notified, per standard permitting procedure for large animal confinement operations.
Why it matters: proposals of this scale can raise questions about environmental impact, manure management and local traffic during construction. The minutes do not record any public comment or the board's substantive discussion; the permitting process will include DNR review.
