STURGEON BAY - More than 50 concerned citizens had something to say to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources during a hybrid in-person/online public hearing Nov. 5 for a proposed concentrated animal feeding operation permit in Door County. And that's on top of the more than 150 written comments the DNR received on the permit so far, with more likely to come before the following week's deadline.

The subject of the hearing that packed about 160 people into the event space at Door County Gala and lasted close to three-and-a-half hours was the proposed DNR permit that would allow Gilbert Farms Ltd., a family-owned farm on County T just east of Sturgeon Bay in the Town of Sevastopol, to expand its herd from 1,194 to 2,430 animal units.

A CAFO permit in Wisconsin is required for farms

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