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Residents urge in-person DNR hearing, warn Gilbert Farms CAFO expansion threatens Door County groundwater
Summary
Multiple Door County residents told the county board they oppose Gilbert Farms’ proposed CAFO expansion, citing alleged permit errors and karst geology risks, and urged the Wisconsin DNR to hold an in‑person informational hearing with a Zoom option; county counsel said permitting authority rests largely with the DNR.
Several residents pressed the Door County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 26 to oppose a proposed expansion of Gilbert Farms’ concentrated animal feeding operation and to press the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to hold an in‑person informational hearing with a Zoom option.
At the county board meeting, Annette Vincent of Sturgeon Bay read a detailed public comment into the record opposing the expansion, saying Door County’s shallow soils and underlying karst geology make it unsuitable for a large CAFO and that the county’s tourism-based economy and residents’ health would be at risk. “We deserve to have safe water to drink and air to breathe,” Vincent said as she asked the board to help secure an in‑person DNR hearing.
Other speakers provided detailed allegations about the…
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