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Residents warn of sinkhole, groundwater risk if Gilbert Farm CAFO expands
Summary
Two residents told the Door County Board the proposed Gilbert Farm expansion to 2,430 animal units sits adjacent to a sinkhole and thin soils over Silurian dolomite, urging redundant safeguards, monitoring and local ordinances to protect groundwater and tourism.
Multiple residents told the Door County Board of Supervisors they are worried a proposed expansion at Gilbert Farm and a separate CAFO permit on Matthew Road could threaten groundwater because of nearby sinkholes and thin soils.
Annette Vincent said work by soil-and-water experts and conversations with the DNR identified a sinkhole in a closed depression close to production facilities on the Matthew Road site. She warned a containment breach…
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