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8:00 am
Wed May 29, 2013

Delta County Commissioners Approve Hen House, Plaintiffs Vow to See Them in Court

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Commissioner Bruce Hovde at his umpteenth hearing on Western Slope Layers' facility on Powell Mesa.
The three commissioners were in accord as usual, and reapproved the controversial facility.
Veterinarian Susan Raymond listed her health problems once again, blaming the neighboring hen-laying operation.
Travis Jardon says he and other plaintiffs will continue their lawsuit. Jardon went to Delta High School with Commissioner Doug Atchley.
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Since Delta County Commissioners gave conditional approval to Western Slope Layers’ cage-free chicken farm in August 2011, the hen-laying facility on Powell Mesa has been in and out of district court and the commissioners’ hearing room ten times. At issue: the compatibility of the facility with the surrounding neighborhood; its impact on neighbors’ health and real estate values; the ability of the county to properly monitor the situation; and what regulations actually apply to the facility. A similar hen-laying operation is proposed for Redlands Mesa.

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Hen Houses
1:10 pm
Thu September 6, 2012

Delta BOCC Hearing on Hen Houses, Round 2

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Yesterday afternoon, the Delta County Commissioners took additional evidence and testimony on two applications for laying hen operations in the county. One of them, Western Slope Layers, has been operating for a few months already on Powell Mesa. KVNF’s Ariana Brocious reports that the hearing was required after a district court sent the commissioners original approval of both applications back to the county for further review.

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