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Monday, June 02, 2008
Environment - "Possible regulation of CAFOs in Delaware County"
Seth Slabaugh reports today for the Muncie Star-Press in a story that begins:
MUNCIE -- For the third consecutive year, the city-county planning commission is debating whether or not to regulate concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs).The stakes remain high, as do emotions.
A committee is scheduled to report its recommendations on a zoning-ordinance amendment to the commission at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Heartland Hall at the Delaware County Fairgrounds.
"This is an important meeting that affects everyone in Delaware County who lives outside of Muncie," said CAFO critic Julie Alexander. "Right now, you can have a CAFO 200 feet from your door. Most people wouldn't want industry 200 feet from their front door."
The recommendations seek to protect both the right to farm and the rights of homeowners who oppose CAFOs in their backyards because of air and water pollution from manure lagoons, pits and land application.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on June 2, 2008 08:47 AM
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