Breaking: Moratorium denied

Confined feeding operations can continue to build in Jay County.
Jay County Plan Commission on Thursday approved 8-1 lifting the Inter-local Board of the Jay/Portland Building and Planning Department’s resolution to suspend issuing new building permits to confined feeding operations (CFO) and concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). In the same motion, the commission approved recommending Jay County Commissioners appoint a study commission to investigate and submit a report in 90 days with recommendations for changes to the county’s CFO/CAFO zoning ordinance.
Jay County Courthouse’s auditorium was standing room only as the agriculture community and other residents came to hear whether a moratorium would be place on proposed confined feeding operations.
For full coverage of the meeting, read Friday’s edition of The Commercial Review.