Gage County District Judge Julie Smith ruled on Aug. 13 that the Gage County Board of Supervisors (BOS) should have granted a motion by Mike Holtmeier and Dustin Gronemeyer to construct an anhydrous ammonia storage and sales facility in Lincoln Township, Neb., according to the Beatrice Daily Sun. Judge Smith said public opposition was not enough to overcome local zoning codes, which allowed the development.
The BOS had voted 3-4 against the construction in 2017 (GM April 14, 2017), even though the Gage County Planning and Zoning Commission had voted 6-0 for the project to proceed.
The proposed facility includes two 30,000 gallon tanks, a scale, and an outbuilding.
The BOS voted 4-2 on Aug. 15 not to appeal Judge Smith’s ruling, therefore allowing the facility to begin construction.