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A Lower Valley dairyman is seeking approval from Yakima County to modernize his Satus operation. A public comment period on the proposal ends Friday.
Steven Bangs wants increase the size of his milk parlor, erect a commodity shed for feed and replace cow covers at 301 Foster Road in Satus, about five miles south of Granger.
His proposed project is under review by Yakima County planners and is subject to an environmental review. Written public comments will be accepted until 4 p.m. Friday. Comments may be mailed to the Yakima County Planning Division, 128 N. Second St., Fourth Floor Courthouse, Yakima, 98901.
Bangs wouldn’t say how many cows are on his dairy, but said he’s not planning to expand the herd.
"Not in any way is this an expansion," he said in a Tuesday telephone interview. "And I keep stressing that because I don’t want to be thrown into the public’s eye."
His dairy is situated on the 1.2 million-acre Yakama reservation, where the tribe approved a measure four years ago that prohibits any new dairies or confined cattle feed operations, as well as the expansion of existing operations.
Bangs said his dairy was built in 1968, and everything is outdated. "So that’s what we are doing," he said.
The project would be done in three phases, he said. The first would be to replace his 2,320- square-foot milking parlor with one that measures 14,280 square feet.
Next, he would build a 5,760-square-foot commodity shed to store feed. Third, he wants to erect 17 cow shades totaling 117,240 square feet.
"Things are falling down," he said. "Everything is just tired."
He said he hopes to build the new milk parlor within two years, and a commodity shed within five years. He said he has no timeline on the cow covers.
But getting all the permitting requirements done now is important before starting any phase of the project, he said.
"I was told that when you’re going to build, you need to get this all down at one time so we’re not going through this again," he said.
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