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Sunday, February 04, 2007
Environment - Carroll County residents frustrated with dairy plans
Following up on this entry from Jan. 30th, check this story by Joe Larsen in the Lafayette Journal & Courier. Some quotes from the story on citizens' inability to have concerns addressed:
Odor, traffic, zoning -- those are three specific issues we do not have legal jurisdiction over," said Amy Hartsock, public information officer for IDEM.The panel of six [IDEM] officials stressed that IDEM also does not have any jurisdiction over how a confined animal feeding operation will affect property values, insect populations and a host of other concerns.
"They are measures to protect public health and the environment through water management," said technical specialist Dennis Lasiter about the focused goal of IDEM's regulations.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on February 4, 2007 01:04 PM
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