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A construction project at Tyson Foods in Perry has been in the works for over a year, and work can now begin thanks to a series of easements.

Tyson is expanding their operations and creating a new truck turn-around area on the north side of their facility. However, the project required several agreements, starting with the Dallas County Conservation Board. In order to accommodate the truck area, a portion of the Raccoon River Valley Trail needs to be relocated. The Conservation Board was amenable to the idea, since it will be at Tyson’s expense. They received permission from the Dallas County Board of Supervisors on an easement between themselves and Tyson for the trail relocation.

That was only the first step, though. The area the trail is going to be relocated to, as well as a portion of the land to be used for the truck area, is owned by the City of Perry. Because of that, Perry needed to approve easements with both the Conservation Board and Tyson. After public hearings regarding the easements were held at the most recent Perry City Council meeting, both were approved.

The County’s easement would have been voided had Perry not approved the trail relocation. Perry City Administrator Sven Peterson is sure all parties are glad it never came to that. “I think they (the County) were waiting for us, because they have the land in between Tyson Foods and the City of Perry’s portion. So they didn’t want to jump the cart before we did. And so we finally got our stuff together and were able to get that done for them.”

To hear more about this and other topics from the recent Perry City Council meeting, listen to Tuesday’s Perry Fareway Let’s Talk Dallas County program at RaccoonValleyRadio.com.