By Patrick Hurston
The Hardy County Commission voted Thurs., Oct. 30, to send the County’s 2025 Draft Comprehensive Plan back to the Planning Commission for revisions, following debate over the document’s effort to contextualize and distinguish between different types of farming operations, specifically traditional farms, local farms, family farms, and industrial, or corporate farm operations. At a public hearing in Sept., the language received widespread support from residents but was strongly opposed by both Pilgrim’s and the West Virginia Farm Bureau.
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