The Cherokee County Board of Supervisors has received a construction permit application for a confinement feeding operation, more specifically described as follows:
Name of Applicant: Chris DeRocher
Location of the proposed construction: Section 35 of Tilden Township.
Type of confinement feeding operation structure proposed: One new deep pit swine finishing barn at an existing swine confinement facility.
Animal Unit Capacity of the Confinement Operation after Construction: 1920 animal units (4800 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 and hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Comments: Written comments may be filed at the County Auditor’s Office, 520 West Main Street – Drawer H, Cherokee, IA 51012 until the following deadline: October 13, 2025
Published in the Marcus News on October 2, 2025