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State Supreme Court rules in favor of $150M ethanol plant
PIERRE | The South Dakota Supreme Court has removed the final obstacle for a $150 million ethanol plant in Sully County.
Justices this week denied the appeal of 11 Onida-area residents who oppose the plant's location, according to the Capital Journal and KCCR radio.
The neighbors had sued, saying county officials improperly rezoned the site for commercial agriculture processing to make way for the plant.
The county maintained the argument was technical and lacked substance, and a state district judge late last year affirmed the zoning decision.
Read more: http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/latest/state-supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-m-ethanol-plant/article_e53b4585-d798-5ba1-b1db-de0df96fee2b.html
