Commission clears Bluestone meat‑processing site plan pending plan‑comment resolution; presentation shows initial 20‑head/week capacity

Jun 11, 2026

The Commission authorized county staff to approve ESC plans for a Bluestone meat processing facility once outstanding comments are addressed and waived fees and bond; attached slides show an initial throughput of 20 beef animals per week with room to expand.

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Tazewell — The Tazewell County Planning Commission on June 11 authorized County Engineering Director Kenneth Dunford to approve erosion‑and‑sediment control plans for a proposed meat processing facility at the Bluestone site once Dunford’s remaining comments were addressed. Architect Todd Boggess described control measures including diversion channels, diversion dikes and silt fencing and said the total land disturbance would be slightly under one acre.

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