Two residents spoke during public comment about a proposed Smithfield facility and related legal proceedings: Patty Guthrie provided a summary of a community meeting and handouts about air-quality, odor and emergency access; Janine Byron asked the council what its position would be and cited concerns including an estimate that 22,500 hogs would bring about 150 trucks.

The Crooks City Council voted to create Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District No. 3 covering land by the interstate, a measure proponents say will fund infrastructure and spur retail; residents questioned school funding, police needs and the 20-year term before the council approved the resolution.