The sides both for and against a proposed 50-thousand head cattle feed lot in Hand and Hyde Counties had the chance to be heard Tuesday in Miller. The Hand County Zoning Board meeting as the Board of Adjustments reconvened a hearing that started January seventh on the conditional use permit request of Northern Prime Feeders. The feed lot would sit the center of the Eagle Pass Ranch, owned by Steve Munger…
Lawyers for N-P-F presented new information at the hearing about adding land for the feed lot in both Hand and Hyde Counties. That led the charge for a number of opponents like Laura Chesbach who claim Northern Prime Feeders does not have proper paperwork in order….
Paula Haywick lives two miles from the proposed operation and also believes they don’t have all the information they need…
Some opponents claim N-P-F is trying to push the 25-thousand acre facility through the approval process quickly and are hiding information from officials Others cited concerns about water and air pollution from manure. Supporters say the operation will increase economic development by using local resources like corn and cattle from Miller Livestock Auction. The Hand County Zoning Board adjourned the hearing after an hour and 50-minutes without taking action on the conditional use permit. The meeting is in recess until May 6th when rebuttals to testimony will be taken.