Forwarded from: Diane Rosenberg - JFAN <j...@lisco.com> Supervisors Schedule Meeting to Discuss Appeal of Huber CAFO
Meeting is 11:30 am Wednesday, September 19 Jefferson County Courthouse Supervisors' Office Please join us to urge the Jefferson County Supervisors to appeal the 7497-head Huber CAFO permit. The Jefferson County Supervisors office was packed this morning when at least two dozen people came out to address the agenda item, “Discuss and consider waiving right to protest” during the supervisors weekly board meeting. This refers to a 14 day period that the supervisors have to appeal the preliminary construction permit the Iowa DNR granted the Daniels Site, Bill Huber’s 7497-head confinement west of the city of Pleasant Plain. Supervisor Lee Dimmitt submitted the agenda item, telling JFAN’s President and Executive Director Diane Rosenberg last week it was in order to expedite the construction process for Huber. The preliminary permit was granted on September 10. At first, Supervisor Dee Sandquist said the Jefferson County Attorney’s Office’s advised her to remove the agenda point since there wasn’t enough descriptive information to properly inform the public. That didn’t sit too well with those who were present who learned about the agenda item from JFAN. Sandquist said the supervisors couldn’t take action on items not on the agenda, but Rosenberg asked if they could hear comments during the public comment period and then schedule a special meeting to discuss and vote on an appeal. More than a dozen people spoke in favor of an appeal. At the end of the comments and some discussion of what’s legally possible, the supervisors did agree to hold a special hearing THIS Wednesday, September 19 at 11:30 am at the Jefferson County Supervisors Office. An appeal of the DNR’s decision to grant a permit is made to the Environmental Protection Commission, a nine-member board that has oversight of the DNR. Only a board of supervisors can request an appeal although they can delegate others to represent them at an EPC meeting. It’s very important that Jefferson County residents once again attend this meeting. An appeal based on general environmental grounds is something that the supervisors CAN do to address the Huber CAFO at this juncture. A strong showing also sends a very direct message to Bill Huber and Agri-Way Partners that Jefferson County residents don’t want him to build his CAFOs in Jefferson County. We warmly thank everyone who came out to this morning’s meeting. Your involvement got us to this next step. Please join us THIS Wednesday at 11:30 pm to urge the Jefferson County Supervisors to appeal the DNR’s decision to grant Bill Huber a construction permit for the Daniels Site – and please bring a friend. Let us know if you will be attending, too! Thank you for all you do, JFAN Board of Directors PS - Please support JFAN during our 2018 Fundraising Drive. <https://www.jfaniowa.org/donate-today> Donations made by October 7 will be doubled thanks to a $25,000 matching grant. Help us to keep working hard for YOU! <https://www.facebook.com/JFANIowa> To be added to the JFAN email list, type SUBSCRIBE in the Subject Line and hit return. To unsubscribe from the JFAN email list, hit reply, type REMOVE in the Subject Line and hit return. JFAN never sells or shares its email list. Thank you! > > Jefferson County Farmers & Neighbors, Inc. > PO Box 811 > Fairfield, IA 52556 > www.jfaniowa.org > 641-209-6600 > Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JFANIowa <https://www.facebook.com/JFANIowa> > Now on Twitter! https://twitter.com/JFANIowa <https://twitter.com/JFANIowa> > > JFAN is funded by grassroots support and gratefully welcomes your donations.. https://www.jfaniowa.org/donate-today <https://www.jfaniowa.org/donate-today>
