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Legal Ledger Brief: SD county rejects meat processor

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Jul. 23, 2021 1 minute read
Legal Ledger Brief: SD county rejects meat processor

Residents in Lincoln County, SD, have rejected a rezoning proposal for a small beef plant to be built near Worthing.

The plan would have been able to process 120 head per day from eastern South Dakota and western Minnesota. The county held a referendum over the proposal after receiving a petition from residents, which ultimately resulted in 881 no votes out of 1,243 total votes.

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