STORY COUNTY – The massive hog confinement was first introduced back in early December when Long View Pork LLC. applied for permits to build three hog confinements in the county, and they have now been approved.
Residents in the area are not happy after hearing the news. Kimberly Stephens, a Nevada resident said, “There’s a perception that there’s a silent majority that supports this but we need to show that there’s a vocal majority that’s against it.”
Locals are hoping to sway the Story County Board of Supervisors to change their minds and appeal to the Environmental Protection Council. Residents are hoping to break an Iowa trend, where an appeal like this has not worked in more than a decade.
The big decision has already been made, as two County Supervisors already voted in favor of the 15,000 hog confinement that would go in just north of Nevada. However this does not mean that locals will be giving up trying to stop the process from continuing any farther.
