Co-Ag files initial permit for McCoy train loader

Whitman County’s Board of Adjustment will consider next Thursday, May 26, a permit application from Cooperative Agricultural Producers to build a new grain storage and loading facility with a railroad spur near McCoy.

David DeGon of Fairfield, president of Co-Ag’s board of directors, said the grain cooperative is proposing to build a single-destination loading facility for 110-car grain trains. DeGon pointed out the plans are preliminary. They have undertaken the permit process to get that part of the project finished in the event they decide to continue.

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