CAFO Expansion Planned

BOONE, Iowa---Last year, William Whitley of Birmingham, Alabama proposed the construction of a confined animal feeding operation in Jackson Township, northeast of Boone.  At the time, residents opposed to the development noted that Whitley could return and expand the operation.  That is the scenario coming to the Boone County Board of Supervisors.  The Board was informed that they will need to submit their master matrix scoring and recommendation to the Iowa DNR on the proposed expansion of Capstone Finishers.  The current facility holds just under 2,500 head and the additional structure will hold just over 2,700.  Information is available here.