Letts---Iowa
There is a new hog confinement being set up 2.59 miles Southwest of our business, Ardon Creek Vineyard and Winery, which hosts weddings, reunions, and events during the spring, summer, and fall months.
There is already a hog confinement approximately 1.5 miles East of our business that we can smell when the wind blows from the East, which is atypical but does happen. Wind comes from the southwest much more often than the East.
We are concerned about the drift of the hog smell affecting our business and are requesting either adequate steps be taken to assure there is no smell drift from the confinement itself or from the spread of manure. Alternately, we recommend the facility be relocated where it won't impact our well established business.
To help us ensure that the facility won't impact our business, we are requesting assurances from Muscatine County and the DNR that:
1. The quality of air at an established business will not be affected by the proposed building.
2. The proposed facility will be monitored to assure it complies with all health and safety standards.
3. There is adequate data to support the State of Iowa's minimum distance between residences/businesses and various agricultural confinements and manure basins.
If you support "hog-free" air at our music events or personal events or even just in our tasting room, please add your signature to this petition.
Updates
February 20, 2021
The petition has reached the one hundred signature mark. This level of interest confirms the importance of protecting the air quality in our community.
Reached 250 supporters
February 19, 2021
February 18, 2021
The number of signatures is steadily increasing as we approach our next milestone. Please direct others to this page so we can maintain this momentum before the upcoming review of the facility.
Reached 100 supporters
February 17, 2021
February 14, 2021
We are approaching one hundred signatures and require a final surge of activity to meet this goal. Please consider sending the link to your contacts so we can present a unified position to the county officials. Maintaining this momentum is vital for our upcoming discussion with the decision makers.
64 Comments
As a current 76 Township Trustee and property owner in 76 Township, I am vehemently against the proposed Hog Confinement by Ryan O'Toole. It will be a detriment to the community and businesses already located in the township. The air and water quality will be affected for years and years to come.
Surely that can go in a different location. There would be nothing worse than being at a wedding and being bombarded by that smell
Ardon Creek is a venue my whole family enjoys on a weekly basis in the Summer! It is important to keep the ambiance of this beautiful winery as priority. Absolutely a hog confinement would impact the environment many many people in our community and surrounding communities enjoy regularly.
I understand that farmers need to make cash, but this is a business that should also be thought of when doing so. Do not ruin something that brings family, fun and revenue to this community. I am sure this farmer could build this in another location on his or her property and all could live happily ever after!
I go to the summer music events all the time and don't want the smell of a hog confinement to ruin it. Ardon Creek is a great, local, small business and I would hate for them to lose community support because patrons find it no longer enjoyable to visit the winery.
We really enjoy the atmosphere at Ardon Creek and it would deeply diminish the enjoyment with the smell of hog waste. Please ensure that doesn’t happen
Find another place for the confinement
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Letts---Iowa
There is a new hog confinement being set up 2.59 miles Southwest of our business, Ardon Creek Vineyard and Winery, which hosts weddings, reunions, and events during the spring, summer, and fall months.
There is already a hog confinement approximately 1.5 miles East of our business that we can smell when the wind blows from the East, which is atypical but does happen. Wind comes from the southwest much more often than the East.
We are concerned about the drift of the hog smell affecting our business and are requesting either adequate steps be taken to assure there is no smell drift from the confinement itself or from the spread of manure. Alternately, we recommend the facility be relocated where it won't impact our well established business.
To help us ensure that the facility won't impact our business, we are requesting assurances from Muscatine County and the DNR that:
1. The quality of air at an established business will not be affected by the proposed building.
2. The proposed facility will be monitored to assure it complies with all health and safety standards.
3. There is adequate data to support the State of Iowa's minimum distance between residences/businesses and various agricultural confinements and manure basins.
If you support "hog-free" air at our music events or personal events or even just in our tasting room, please add your signature to this petition.
Updates
February 20, 2021
The petition has reached the one hundred signature mark. This level of interest confirms the importance of protecting the air quality in our community.
Reached 250 supporters
February 19, 2021
February 18, 2021
The number of signatures is steadily increasing as we approach our next milestone. Please direct others to this page so we can maintain this momentum before the upcoming review of the facility.
Reached 100 supporters
February 17, 2021
February 14, 2021
We are approaching one hundred signatures and require a final surge of activity to meet this goal. Please consider sending the link to your contacts so we can present a unified position to the county officials. Maintaining this momentum is vital for our upcoming discussion with the decision makers.
64 Comments
Really? A hog farm next to an established winery? If passed this would be a textbook example of how not to run a government. Slap in the face for any Iowan trying to build new industries in the state.
As a current 76 Township Trustee and property owner in 76 Township, I am vehemently against the proposed Hog Confinement by Ryan O'Toole. It will be a detriment to the community and businesses already located in the township. The air and water quality will be affected for years and years to come.
Surely that can go in a different location. There would be nothing worse than being at a wedding and being bombarded by that smell
Ardon Creek is a venue my whole family enjoys on a weekly basis in the Summer! It is important to keep the ambiance of this beautiful winery as priority. Absolutely a hog confinement would impact the environment many many people in our community and surrounding communities enjoy regularly.
I understand that farmers need to make cash, but this is a business that should also be thought of when doing so. Do not ruin something that brings family, fun and revenue to this community. I am sure this farmer could build this in another location on his or her property and all could live happily ever after!
I go to the summer music events all the time and don't want the smell of a hog confinement to ruin it. Ardon Creek is a great, local, small business and I would hate for them to lose community support because patrons find it no longer enjoyable to visit the winery.
We really enjoy the atmosphere at Ardon Creek and it would deeply diminish the enjoyment with the smell of hog waste. Please ensure that doesn’t happen
Find another place for the confinement
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Really? A hog farm next to an established winery? If passed this would be a textbook example of how not to run a government. Slap in the face for any Iowan trying to build new industries in the state.