The Winnebago County Board of Supervisors, has received a construction permit application for a confinement feeding operation, more specifically described as follows:

Name of Applicant: 1 pigE, LLC

Location of the operation: Section 8 Grant Township.

Type of Confinement feeding operation structure* proposed: Two new 2499 head deep pit swine finisher confinement building for a new swine confinement facility.

Animal Unit Capacity of the Operation after Construction: 199.2 animal units (4998 head of swine finishers)

Examination: The application is on file at the County Auditor’s Office and is available for public inspection during the following days: Monday through Friday from 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.

Public Hearing: There will be a public hearing Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 10:00 A.M. in the Winnebago County Supervisors meeting room.

Comments: Written comments may be filed at the County Auditor’s Office until January 22, 2018 at 10:00 A.M.

*A confinement feeding operation structure = a confinement building with a below the floor concrete pit; confinement building with an earthen basin or anaerobic lagoon; above ground steel tank, etc.