MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A proposed slaughterhouse in western Martin County is raising environmental and regulatory concerns due to its proximity to Lake Okeechobee and other sensitive water resources.
The project, known as the Florida Grassfed Animal Processing Facility, would be built within Chancey Bay Ranch at 8401 SW Conners Highway, according to county presentation materials.
Plans call for a 56,784-square-foot processing facility on 26 acres within the approximately 2,046-acre ranch, which is zoned agricultural…