Wood grinding company wants to be good neighbor as operations commence

Nearby residents rallied to stop Mueller Pallets. Now the company is going live.

For Margie Mueller and clan, the quest to open a new wood recycling facility in the Sioux Falls area was not a sprint. It was a marathon.

But the finish line is near. Mueller Pallets plans to open a new facility west of the Sioux Falls Regional Landfill. Wood Hound Wood Yard, as its being called, is opening for business on Jan. 2 – in time to begin accepting Christmas trees in its wood grinding operation.

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And they hope to get Christmas trees thanks to a fundraiser that Boy Scout Troop 371 is holding Saturday. The Scouts are offering to pick up undecorated Christmas trees at area residences with a suggested donation of $20. The money will be used for summer camp.

Mueller Pallets is sponsoring the fundraiser.

Since winning a conditional use permit to open the facility on 267^th Street in October, Mueller Pallets been readying the 13-acre site. The company is hoping that physical improvements to the site, as well as operational changes, will help the facility win over residents east of the landfill.

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