Developers seek new site for large
BY DICK ANGLESTEIN
MOUNT JOY - Once
again, after agricultural and
residential development
locked horns, farming has
been found in a position of
giving more ground
The latest confrontation
involved a million dollar
confined hog operation
planned for West Hempfield
Township in Lancaster
County
Despite favorable rulings
by the township and the
county court that the 480-sow
farrow-to-fimshing operati
on could be built,
agricultural developers have
decided against the location
“When going into an in
vestment of that size, we
don’t want to be worried
about continuing complaints
from area residents,” Jay H
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Rohrer, of the developing
firm, said
The facility was propopsed
by Terra Grain, Inc, a
division of M & R Grains,
Inc, grain storage and
drying company at Mount
Joy
Although decidmg not to
proceed with plans for West
Hempfield
Rohrer said “We have not
given up on building such a
facility, though ”
He declined to discuss
alternate plans or possible
other locations.
Rohrer pointed to the
serious problem faced by
farmers when they plan new
facilities or even expand
existing operations.
“We’re living in a highly
populated area,” he said,
“and it seems the farmers
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are getting squeezed more
and more all the time.
“Zoning boards should get
together and better define
rural areas and what types
of agricultural operations
can be permitted.”
In the case of the proposed
West Hempfield facility, the
Lancaster County Court
upheld the decision of the
township’s Zoning Hearing
Board that the confined
production of hogs was
permissible as a special
exception in a rural zone.
The township decision had
been appealed to Lancaster
County Court by Salunga
Land Development Cor
poration, which owns land
near the proposed site
In his decision, Judge P. A.
Mueller Jr noted that
testimony of Terra Gram
“dealt extensively with
showing there would be no
adverse effect on
surrounding property”
because of dust, odor, noise,
health or safety problems.
Irregardless, Rohrer
explained it was decided not
to go ahead in West Hemp
field
“We don’t want to argue
with people all the time if
they have a bitter taste in
their mouth even before the
facility is started, he said.”
The proposed facility with
a 480-sow capacity featured
a complex of buildings
radiating from a central
accessway. The confined
operation included sections
for gestation, farrowing,
nursing, growing and
finishing.
Manure was to be handled
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in a slurry store operation.
The West Hempfield
operation was to be similar
to facilities at the New
Bolton Center, Kennett
southern
Square, and in
York County.
In fact, the township
zoning board visited the New
Bolton Center during its
Gasohol meeting Thursday
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manure and gasohol will be
the topics of discussion at a
meeting at 7-30 p.m.
Thursday at the Farm and
Home Center.
W. H. Mitchell, University
of Delaware agronomist.
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consideration of the
proposed facility. Salunga
Land Development in its
appeal also objected to that
visit.
Judge Mueller found that
such a visit was a very
practical approach and
there was no impropriety in
making it.
will cover the nutritive value
of poultry manure and its
use in cropping programs.
Two speakers on gasohol will
include James Garthe, Penn
State agricultural engineer;
and Morton S. Fry, Ephrata,
member of the Pennsylvania
Gasohol Commission.
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