The Fremont, Neb. city council approved plans to construct a larger poultry complex planned by club store chain Costco. The plans, reports WOWT News (NBC affiliate), includes an 85,000 square foot hatchery, 360,000 square foot processing facility, 32,000 square foot feed mill with 145 foot silos. The new plant requires public utility improvements including 3.6 miles of electric service lines, 1.5 miles of water lines, 3.2 miles of gas lines and 4.5 miles for sewerage.
The plans are larger than the original proposal. The cost of construction has doubled, and the tax-increment financing will increase by at least one-third.