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Court backs letter of support for Local Cuts Meat Company USDA application
Summary
The court authorized the county judge to execute a letter of support for Local Cuts Meat Company in Zephyr, which has applied for a USDA grant to boost processing capacity by about 50%; the presenter said the plant employs roughly 40 people and draws customers from outside the county.
Brown County authorized the county judge to sign a letter of support for Local Cuts Meat Company’s USDA grant application to expand processing capacity by roughly 50 percent.
The presiding official described the facility as a local meat processor that employs about 40 people and brings customers from outside the state. "They've applied to the USDA for a grant to increase the capacity by about 50%." Commissioners discussed whether the county was showing preferential support and concluded a general letter of support was appropriate; the motion passed unanimously.
Staff said the letter is nonbinding and intended to support the company’s grant application, with no county financial commitment recorded on the public record.
