Hearing examiner approves Dusty grain storage pads

The verdict is in from the land-use examiner on the conditional use permit request for the Dusty grain storage pads project.

Land-use hearing examiner Andy Kottkamp delivered his decision May 8 in a 12-page document approving the application by the McCoy Land Company/PNW (Pacific Northwest Farmers Co-operative).

The project includes four grain piles, truck scales, utilities and small office space, with an access road off State Route 127, just south of Dusty. The height of the piles would be 65 feet, with PNW, in its application, stating construction would occur in two stages, beginning after t...