LaPork County
LaPorte County is facing its own CAFO issues. 3 days after the federal EPA notes the runoff from CAFO’s typically has dangerous contaminates, the owner of a CAFo calls fears of contamination unfounded.
N & L Pork obtained approval last year from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), but still needs approval from LaPorte County. The zoning appeals board will consider the special exception at 7 p.m. Jan. 16 at the LaPorte County Complex. A handful of homes are within one mile of the sites. Residents are against the CAFOs because they claim the proposed sites fall within a flood plain, would be within one mile of the Kankakee River, and emit an offensive odor. They also fear the possibility of improper operation of the facilities. Kenneth Czarnecki represents the fifth generation of his family that has lived on the Walkerton property, and he doesn’t want to move due to an operation that will permanently employ only several people and provide little tax revenue for the county.
Link. (Herald-Argus).
The article quotes the LaPorte County environmental Health Supervisor, Tony Mancuso saying that his department would not inspect CAFO’s unless a complaint is made.
