Commissioners delay decision on hog facility

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Unable to reach a consensus opinion Tuesday either for or against a proposed large-scale hog operation in Baker Township, the Davison County commissioners decided not to decide.

The commissioners, sitting as the Board of Adjustment, voted 4-0 to adjourn the meeting and reconvene at 11 a.m. May 1.

“I need more information,” said freshman Commissioner Kim Weitala, after hearing hours of testimony for and against issuance of a conditional use permit.

Weitala said she wanted more data on the potential effects the 5,400-sow facility might have on Baker Township’s air and water quality.

The 3.5-hour hearing, which ran through the lunch hour, filled the second floor courtroom at the Mitchell courthouse to overflowing with both proponents and opponents of the hog farm proposed by Jackrabbit Family Farms.

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