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I was informed that there has been an application for a 9,000 hog CAFO at the site of the old mushroom factory on 62nd.  Please start getting the word out!
 
Please start calling (888) 287-2889,  Senator Birkholz...SHE IS A KEY DECISION MAKER IN THIS.  She chair's the state enviromental committee and she is on the ag. committee.  She is pro-CAFO(Confined Animal Feeding Operation) as far as I can tell.   However, the land this is to be located is enviromentally sensitive....plus the additional water usage,  farms down stream have already had trouble in the past of getting enough water from the river to water their crops.
 
In the future there will be a public hearing that it is VERY important to attend. 
 
The Sierra Club has been very helpful, but we need to do our part to let the state know how we feel! 
 
Please let me know if you hear anything and I will let you know what I find out.  We need to come up with a plan of action and I need people to help organize an effort....let me know if you would like to get involved.
 
Regards,
Dawn Soltysiak                           
113th Ave, Fennville                                   
269-236-9260

Letter to Senator Birkholz regarding the hog farm.