The Mower County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday morning cleared the way for a cannabis grow and manufacture facility to begin operation in rural Mower County.
Commissioners voted unanimously to approve six conditional use permits (CUPs) related to the 125-acre, six parcel operation near LeRoy that will include five fields for the growing of cannabis and one parcel designated for a fully-enclosed manufacturing process.
The fully-enclosed process is a closed-looped system that will not allow for open-air solvents with no outdoor processing, drying or storage of any kind with no exterior lighting or light spill from the facility.
Daniel Till, who owns the land the operation will be settled on, took commissioners through an extensive presentation during the commissioner's meeting Tuesday, which laid out not only how the project met CUP requirements, but also the workings of the operation, security and steps taken to ensure minimal impact on neighboring properties.
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