> "I'm concerned that when I wake up in the morning, > we have breakfast, > I'm going to have a strong smell of hog manure > coming into my home > and when I go to bed in the evening, I will also > have the same > experience,"said Maharishi Vedic resident, David > Lonsdorf.
Breakfast? I figured it was...get up, round in the dome all morning, first meal not until noon. --- bob_brigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Cue the theme from "Deliverance": > > ** > http://www.ktvotv3.com/Global/story.asp?S=6726382 > > Farmland or recreational park? > > > (VEDIC CITY, Iowa) A special city council meeting > that was held on > Sunday turned into an afternoon of tense raw > emotions. > > The Maharishi Vedic City Mayor said Sunday's special > public meeting > was to discuss the city's desire to acquire the Palm > Family property > before any improvements could be made by the Palm > family. During the > meeting where residents voiced their opinions, the > meeting took a > different turn when Mayor Robert Wynne asked the > Palm Family what did > they plan on doing with their property. > > "Would you be willing not to have this hog > confinement next to our > city," asked Mayor Robert Wynne as the crowd heckled > don't answer > that. > > At that point in the meeting, the discussion was no > longer about > building recreational parks and energy wind > turbines. > > "I'm concerned that when I wake up in the morning, > we have breakfast, > I'm going to have a strong smell of hog manure > coming into my home > and when I go to bed in the evening, I will also > have the same > experience,"said Maharishi Vedic resident, David > Lonsdorf. > > The Palm family response to the hog farming issue > seemed to have > pleased the crowd. > > "Chris, you said we should speak. If you listen to > these people, if > you live in Iowa, you understand they have spoke for > us," said Ron > Palm with cheers of good answer, good answer from > the crowd. > > Jefferson County Supervisor Dick Reed coaxed the > Vedic City council > to wait and have further discussions with the Palm > family before > moving forward on their resolution to take acquire > the Palm family > land through eminent domain. > > "You have heard the people speak, when you have > heard this many > people speak, I've never been in a meeting where > this many people > have spoke against something. And for a city > council to stand here > and vote it in, is not listening to the people,"said > Reed. > > Family member Ron Palm said the family property is > not for sale. > > "Absolutely not, we have no intentions of selling > the property," said > Ron Palm. > > Maharishi Vedic City Council appears to have made it > clear, that it > may not be looking to acquire the property through a > sale if a > Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation is the Palm > Family's goal. > > --"Debra Savage, Reporting. > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! FareChase. http://farechase.yahoo.com/
