The Manitowoc County Executive is disapproving of a recommendation made by the Land Conservation Committee.
In a letter to Chairman Ryan Phipps, Bob Ziegelbauer said he disagrees with the recommendation to drop the requirement for five-year manure-spreading agreements for applicants for the Livestock Facilities License.
However, since the requirement is administrative, he wants to keep the five-year manure-spreading agreements for at least the remainder of his term.
The county executive says it’s inconvenient for farmers who want to expand to go through this process, but “this process protects them.”
Ziegelbauer previously stated in a letter that the licenses protect and promote large farms in Manitowoc County by providing them with a way to eliminate doubt about their long-term viability.
Since they were implemented, they “eliminate controversy because we solved the problems prospectively in a fair way to the farmers and to the general public.”
Ziegelbauer finishes by saying that if Manitowoc County gets rid of the five-year manure spreading agreements, the county will return to the environment it had 20 years ago.
We have reached out to Chairman Phipps for comments on Ziegelbauer’s letter, but have not received a comment back yet.
