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Residents urge transparency and wider notice for proposed Schwartz Farms hog facility
Summary
Local residents told commissioners they had contacted KDHE and a state senator about the Schwartz Farms permit, raised K.S.A. 17-5908 and the limited one-mile KDHE notice; the commission said it would consult the county attorney about its authority and next steps.
Residents Kathy Scharplaz and Cassie Roth addressed the commission about the Schwartz Farms hog facility permit and said they had contacted the Kanss Department of Health and Environment and Senator Elaine Bowers and discussed K.S.A. 17-5908. Scharplaz urged transparency and a fuller public review and noted that, under KDHE practice, "KDHE only requires information to be sent to landowners within a one-mile radius."
Commissioner Scott Mortimer said the county attorney would be consulted about the legal question of the commission's final authority on the permit. The transcript records that KDHE had scheduled a public hearing within 60 days from May 10; the commissioners heard the residents' concerns and agreed to have the county attorney review the applicable statute before taking further action.
