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CAFO study panel lays foundation, sets goals during Sylvester moratorium By Tony Ends Editor
MONROE — Town of Sylvester health and safety ordinance study committee members started organizing their work by tasks last week. The committee of six township residents met in Monroe last Tuesday. They began to organize their work in tandem with a second group, a team of scientists helping review data and documentation for Sylvester’s protections. “We’re looking at all aspects of how a concentrated animal feeding operation, or CAFO, might impact our community’s health,” said Jen Riemer in a phone interview Sunday about last week’s study meeting. “We’re gathering existing documentation – public health statements, UW Extension resources – toward coming up with conclusions and making recommendations to our town board,” Riemer said. With Riemer in this work are Jacob Marty, Greg Stewart. Bethany Storm, David Schenk and Richard Tripp. Sylvester’s Town Chair Anna Anderson sat in on the study meeting last week. She and the township’s other two supervisors enacted a 6-month moratorium on new construction of large-scale livestock facilities in September. That action gave the study committee time to collect relevant documentation on science-based need for health and safety ordinances specific to Sylvester Township. “We’re looking at the economics of it, the impact on social services, best management practices, the laws nec-
essary to protect health and safety,” Riemer said. “We need to know what to ask the DNR to enforce.” The group’s goal is to complete all of this work by Jan. 18, 2016. They want to give the town’s lawyer time to review the recommendations, allowing at least 60 days for the board of supervisors’ review. Legal recommendations coming out of the local panels’ work may establish setbacks necessary for science-based, health and safety reasons, given conditions and features unique to the Town of Sylvester. How deep a CAFO should knife liquid manure into Town of Sylvester soils may also be recommended. “There’s a lot of study going on around the state,” Riemer said. “They’re finding corn doesn’t soak up manure deeper than six inches. We need to look at necessary best management practices and nutrient management plans.” In a related development, a citizens advocacy group called Green County Defending our Farmland, which got its start in Sylvester and Decatur townships, is planning its first big public meeting and gathering Tuesday, Nov. 3, at Turner Hall in Madison. Citizens hope to persuade more of Green County’s townships to adopt health and safety ordinances to protect water and air from the impacts of large-scale livestock operations. The Tuls family dairy operation, with 15,000 cows between three operations in Nebraska and neighboring Rock County, is trying to complete an application to build a fourth dairy to milk another 5,000 cows in eastern Green County.
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Orfordville Firefighters demonstrated full gear for elementary school children during Fire Safety Week. The firefighting volunteers wanted to familiarize the children with their equipment, meant to save them, not scare them, in the event of a fire.
Fire Department visits school during Fire Safety Month ORFORDVILLE — The village Fire Department visited Parkview Elementary School on Oct. 8 and 9 as part of Fire Safety Month. Students got to sit inside the ambulance and try out a neck brace and a stethoscope. They also learned about other gear in the ambulance and how emergency medical technicians would care for them and transport them if they were ever hurt. For the younger students, one of the firefighters dressed up in full gear. This helped them know what a fire-
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fighter would look like if they were ever in their house during a fire. It helped familiarize them with a firefighter’s appearance, so as not to fear them in an emergency. Orfordville Fire Department personnel also talked to the students about having a safe family meeting place in the event of a fire. Students also learned about the different equipment that is on the fire truck and what it is used for. Older students were also able to spray the fire hose.
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