Next steps for Hope-area CFO includes zoning compliance

A confined feeding operation in the Hope area has been given the go-ahead by local officials. Melissa Begley, with city-county planning, says the Bartholomew County Board of Zoning Appeals gave its unanimous approval for a conditional use permit for the farm, which could handle up to 11,000 pigs, just off of County Road 700 North.

Begley says the next step for the project include zoning compliance and requests for any needed building permits. Begley says that she is unable to provide a possible timeline for when the process continues.