A judge has ruled in favor of a company that plans to build a large-scale dairy in Saratoga, Wisconsin. Wysocki Family of Cos. intends to construct the 5,300-animal, 7,000-acre Golden Sands Dairy but local leaders have opposed the plan for the concentrated animal feeding operation and refused to issue building permits for the project.
Portage County Circuit Judge Thomas Eagon ordered Saratoga’s building inspector to issue permits for seven structures for the proposed dairy.
But even following the ruling, several legal and regulatory hurdles remain, according to the Marshfield News Herald. Those hurdles include the state Department of Natural Resources’ approval process.
The DNR will hold public hearings on the proposed dairy once an environmental impact statement, currently being put together by the Wysocki Family of Cos., is complete.
According to an October article in the Stevens Point Journal, the Heart of Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce is supportive of the plan to build a large-scale dairy farm in Saratoga. PD
—Compiled from various sources
