Manitowoc County’s executive is ending five-year manure spreading agreements in the county.
Tyler Martell signed his first executive order that will stop requiring applicants to submit five-year manure agreements under the county’s livestock siting ordinance.
Martell says the County’s Land Conservation Committee voted unanimously on two separate occasions to discontinue the requirement for the manure agreements.
He also called the five-year manure agreements need to get livestock siting permits “duplicative and unnecessary red tape that does not serve the public’s best interest.”
Martell’s executive order also asked for Manitowoc County’s Soil and Water Conservation Department to update all internal procedures, applications, materials, and administrative practices to reflect the change.
Former County Executive Bob Ziegelbauer halted the process to drop the five-year manure-spreading agreements, saying the elimination of the controversy would resolve the issue fairly for farmers and the public.
Town of Mishicot Chairman Dean Anhalt spoke against removing the agreement at a Board of Supervisors meeting, saying there should be some time to lease.
He also claimed that the Land Conservation Committee is balanced with four members who focus on agriculture.
The full executive order can be found on the Martell for Manitowoc Facebook page.
