“What about a business like Miken?” Mark Schiltz asked. “If their building burned down, there’s no way they could rebuild with a 150 foot setback. What would they do with their property?”

Bob Klug stated he felt the council was correct in requiring a 150 foot setback in some cases. “The 50 foot setback isn’t enough. A parking lot could be located between an industrial building and a residential area. It’s not like the property would be useless.”

“I’m concerned that we’ll have developers who have spent a lot of money and now, because of this zoning change, their property isn’t worth as much money,” Houston County Commissioner Larry Connery said.

“The county did not ask to be put in an industrial or ag zoning district,” Thompson said. “I have some big concerns with the 150 foot setback. The county has an option on 22.5 acres.. But with the 150 foot setback, we would lose almost six acres of land.”

Former Caledonia mayor and city councilman Bob Burns pointed out that the 22.......