(Storm Lake)– The Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors Tuesday unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance to rezone some land for a proposed soybean crushing plant.
The first reading required 80-percent approval by the board to supersede a petition from landowners near the site of the proposed plant opposed to the rezoning.
The initial reading was set up when the supervisors voted to adopt five amendments to the county’s comprehensive plan, and then approved the updated version of the plan.
The soybean crushing plant would be built about a mile south of Lake Creek. Terry Bauer, who lives in that area, said a traffic survey should be done to determine how trucks should enter the plant…
Bauer suggested if there is a tax abatement for road improvements, it should be short term.
State Representative Gary Worthan said it’s a value-added project…
Worthan called the plant a once in a lifetime opportunity, which he said will improve the viability of other businesses in the area…
Worthan estimates the total economic impact of the plant would be around 35-million dollars annually within a 30 mile radius.
The supervisors will vote on the second reading of the rezoning ordinance next week.
(Courtesy Community First Broadcasting station KAYL in Storm Lake)
