The Board of Supervisors in Wright County, Iowa, has forwarded a rezoning ordinance on the proposal to build a Prestage Foods pork processing plant to a second reading. The Board also set rules for future debate on the topic, which has caused considerable controversy in Iowa. Meatingplace says the move takes the proposal for the $240-million-dollar plant to the second step in the approval process. The county wants the land rezoned from agricultural to industrial.

The next public hearing on the process is set for July 25. The new rules on debate say people who wish to speak need to prove residency, and locals will be given priority over non-locals in the discussion. Those who wish to speak also have to sign in well in advance. Each speaker gets two minutes to make a point and discussions as a whole are limited to two hours. The Board says they set the new rules to keep the debate civil and under control.

Source;  NAFB News

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