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Iowa Network for Local Control

The INLC, launched in 2006, bills itself as a coalition of concerned Iowa citizens seeking local control of zoning for livestock. It's leadership prefers that counties have the ability to restrict where and how livestock can be raised in Iowa.

When launched, the group sought to raise $200,000 to lobby for county control of livestock farming. It has followed through with that pledge and used its resources to run advertising, conduct meetings and distribute brochures criticizing farm families who raise livestock (the group hesitates to say much about the amount or sources of its funding).

The group, which works in concert with the Iowa Farmers Union and other like-minded organizations, was created when a new farm was proposed for Dickinson County at a site located more than four miles west of West Okoboji. Several community members objected and successfully pressured the farm from suspending construction despite the proposed site being a good one.

Chris Murphy, INLC President, applauded the new farm's defeat and showed the group's true mission. "This operation does not belong here, specifically," she told the Sioux City Journal, "nor does it belong anywhere in Dickinson County."

 

 

 

    
Iowa Network for Local Control News

DateTitle
13262/19/2007 2:45:56 PMLittle substance used to back up complaints against livestockLetter shows extent to which some will go to criticize farm families who raise livestock.
121812/21/2006 9:46:26 AMEPC member downplays agriculture's role in Dickinson CountySays agriculture "employs only 10.9 percent" of those living in and around Spirit Lake.
114711/1/2006 10:11:03 PMActivists make unfounded claims on talk radio showMany claims made by livestock activists Nov. 1 on WHO Radio talk program.
113710/21/2006 12:32:25 PMPro regulation activists turn off web siteCalled livestock farming "environmental terrorism" and chided farm market analyst.
112010/9/2006 12:16:37 PMNorthwest Iowa activist says livestock farming is terrorismINLC president’s reference echoes those made by ICCI members.
11059/27/2006 2:32:20 PMSierra Club warms to INLC calls for county controlActivist says group will help push for further restrictions on families who raise livestock.
11019/25/2006 2:39:53 PMReality doesn't always win when it clashes with perceptionAnd that, says columnist, is one reason why country control won't work.
10999/23/2006 12:01:44 PMResidents slam county control, INLCExploiting irrational fears no way to regulate one of Iowa's most important occupations.
10959/21/2006 11:15:22 AMCalifornians to host fundraiser for O’Brien Oct. 3The event, to cost as much as $500 per plate, will take place in Berkeley, Calif.
10869/15/2006 3:21:29 PMCSIF becomes news source for Dickinson CountySome violating copyright laws while arguing with the facts.
10729/9/2006 3:01:21 PMFundraiser for pro-county control candidates plannedYet county control is shown to decimate livestock farms in neighboring states.


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