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🌱 How could a new industrial rezoning near Wheatland affect you?
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- How could a new industrial rezoning near Wheatland affect you?
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- Thursday: Breezy and cooler, with a high of 43 and low of 36 degrees.
- Friday: Very windy; periods of sun, temps: high: 63, low: 31.
- Saturday: Cooler; an a.m. shower or two, with a high of 42 and low of 28 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• PUblic Notice #11992 - Platte County Record-Times (pcrecordtimes.com) — A rezoning request from ranching/agricultural/mining to industrial is pending for Phillips 66 property at 389 Antelope Gap Road near Wheatland, and county officials want your input. Public hearings are set at the Platte County Courthouse in Wheatland on January 13 and January 20, giving residents a chance to share support, questions, or concerns in person or by email.
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