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Public Hearing P & Z-4- 12/15/80 a smell. She spread manure behind our fence line. We now have a giant steal corrugated fence behind us. Prior owners had only 1 or two cows or horses and now she wants 50. Mrs. Dill says she had cows ~ere first. MS. Nugent says that the man who rented same prope~y ~ she did had 13 Mr. Rychner says that if she changes her attitude and takes down the fence and keeps the cattle on other side of fence it would be all right. I would'nt have a problem if they keep 30 cows across the creek and take down the fence. Mr. Scorggins says that 40 years ago there was no pollution problem until the area built up and the dump was put in. Now I have paper, and debris in my hay. Mr. Villeneuve says that he doesn't think there is anyone against farmsrs. He has farmed himself and he is not against farmers and he doesn't think that anyone else here at the meeting is either. What ~ are against is the smell and pollution. If they had wanted to get along with us three or four years ago we would not have had this problem and never would have. It has just snowballed. We tried to pursu~ with good faith. We don't want our faces slapped again. Mrs. Kortuem says that prior to Nugents living there the people before did not have smell, but the pigs were the problem. What happens if the manure builds up again. Mr. Goodrich says we can enforce a contract if they don't do it and if found to be in violation, we can ask them tomove it. Ms. Blake says that obviously this problem has a history. I have talked to the Mayor, City Administrator, City Attorney and also to the PCA. It is unfortunate that people can't get along. If contract is to be drawn it is important to know that the cows will go across the creek to let grass grow so there will be no erosion problem and so also theywill have enough grass to eat when they are returned across the creek. I spoke with the PCA regarding the pigs and the smell. The PCA looked at it. The Nugents will haul off the manure and this will be taken care of. Mr. Dunn asked if the cows will be confined. Ms. Nugent says on the cement slab and her garden. Mr. Peterson asked any cows on the front yard. Ms. Nugent says she has her one milk cow. Mr. Dunnasked how big of an area. Ms. Nugent says just the cement slab and her garden. A small area.