Last year Gordon County issued 42 permits for chicken houses, the previous year 58 were issued. At a Gordon County Board of Commissioners meeting on Jan. 6, leaders addressed the high number.
Jim Ledbetter, attorney for Gordon County, said the board received formal and informal comments from the public regarding poultry production.
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