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Swine farm fails to get planning board support
After more than two hours of testimony that largely went against a proposed commercial swine operation, the Pierce County Planning and Zoning Board voted 6-0 Wednesday, Nov. 5, to recommend the county commission deny the application of Dakota SAO. The additional testimony came on top of two hours of previous testimony on the hog farm Oct. 16. The recent meeting brought previous opponents with additional information and new opponents who reinforced concerns. A key piece of information that helped sway the board was a map showing Hurricane Lake within a mile of the proposed hog ...