Board approves expansion permits for two confinement feeding operations

Jan 13, 2026

The board approved two master‑matrix permit recommendations required under state law for expansions (not new facilities) named in the record as 'Flares for Section 1' and 'Lincoln 36.' The Chair said the recommendations were submitted under state requirements and the motions carried.

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The Chair presented two permit recommendations the county must submit under state law for expansion of confinement feeding operations and moved for approval. The board voted to approve permits for the facilities identified in the record as "Flares for Section 1" and "Lincoln 36," with the Chair clarifying these were expansion requests and not new operations.

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