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Board recommends approval of Wayne Gearhart hog confinement permit to Iowa DNR
Summary
After a public hearing with no objections, supervisors voted to recommend approval of a construction permit for an increase in animals at an existing hog confinement facility (Wayne Gearhart); staff verified setbacks and a site score of 445.
The board opened a public hearing for a hog confinement construction permit application by Wayne Gearhart (site number two, Lots Creek Township). Staff reported they had measured setbacks, verified the freshwater well location, and confirmed the facility’s score of 445; they said the application represents an increase in animal numbers at an existing confinement with no new construction.
No members of the public objected at the hearing. On a roll‑call vote supervisors moved to recommend approval of the construction permit application to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources under Resolution 08182601; the motion passed unanimously. Staff and the applicant briefly discussed that many existing facilities are being reconfigured to hold more animals, and staff thanked the applicant for attending.
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