Court removes hurdle for large-scale dairy farm

By: Associated Press//June 5, 2018//

Listen to this article

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A large dairy operation can go ahead with the construction of a new farm in central Wisconsin even though local officials tried to stop the project by having the land rezoned after a building-permit application had been filed.

Golden Sands Dairy wants to open a 6,400-acre farm in Wood County. A state appeals court blocked the project in 2017 because the Town of Saratoga had re-zoned the land for preservation. That change came four months after the dairy filed a building-permit application.

The Supreme Court reversed the appellate ruling on Tuesday. The court ruled in a 5-2 decision that once a building-permit application is filed, an applicant has a right to use all of the property as it’s zoned at the time of the permit filing.

The town’s attorney, Remzy Bitar, didn’t immediately reply to an email.

Select Region or Brand

Upcoming Event