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County Votes Down Permit for Proposed Feed Lot
The development of the proposed 100,000 head cattle feedlot and its 85 new jobs for the area took a big hit and could be dead following a decision by the Dundy County Commissioners on Tuesday afternoon. County Commissioners voted down approval of Blackshirt Feeder’s Conditional Use Permit (CUP) application for the feedlot at a special…
Read MoreNew 100K Head Cattle Feeding Operation Gets Dundy County Planning Commission’s Stamp of Approval
The Dundy County District Courtroom was packed for the Dundy County Planning and Zoning Commission’s meeting in Benkelman on Tuesday afternoon. The crowd of around 80 people came for the planning board’s public hearing and action on a Conditional Use Permit application from Blackshirt Feeders LP to build and operate a one of a kind,…
Read MoreDate Set for County Board’s Hearing on Feedlot Conditional Use Permit
The Dundy County Commissioners will have the final say in the county permitting process involved in the proposed 100,000 head feedlot in northern Dundy County. The Dundy County Planning Commission recommended the passage of the required Conditional Use Permit for the Blackshirt Feeders LP feedlot last Tuesday. The Conditional Use Permit now is in the…
Read MoreProposed Blackshirt Feeders Feedlot Includes 85 New Jobs
The coffee shop talk about a new, large feedlot in Dundy County has gone on for several years. That talk was made reality with the Dundy County Planning Commission’s Public Hearing last Tuesday and subsequent recommendation that the County Commissoners approve Blackshirt Feeders’ Conditional Use Permit application. Here is a little more information about the…
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