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Board Opposes Hog Operation

Rushville, IL – The Schuyler County Board has voted 6-1 against establishing a hog operation in the northern part of the county. Chairman Brian Peak says members expressed two major concerns. One was liability in case there was a spill or the 15-thousand pig operation went out of business. The other was the effect of construction on roads in Oakland Township. Peak says the township is not a wealthy one and would have a hard time repairing major damage. Peak says the board will ask the Illinois Department of Agriculture for a bond if it approves the hog operation. The department will have three weeks to either approve or deny its permit.