This letter is in response to Iredell County Commissioner Steve Johnson’s recent letter in the R&L.
Mr. Johnson said that I took the comment about moving back to town — that if I didn’t like the smell of the honey truck, I should move — out of context.
I didn’t take the statement out of context. I took it out of the newspaper.
Snow Creek Road has been a hot topic ever since you four county commissioners ignored our neighborhood by your votes for a chemical plant.
If this is not what you intended to say, why didn’t Mr. Johnson ask the R&L to retract your statement and then explain what he really meant to say?
And, yes, I agree that our farmers should have some concession on their behalf.
I don’t know what our country would be without the farmers; without them we would all go hungry.
The difference between farming and manufacturing are a world apart.
In farming, you plant, cultivate, and harvest your crops. Thank God that we have good farmers in Iredell County. I am sure our farmers would love to be able to manufacture corn, soybeans, wheat and oats. Especially with the rain situation this year.
But then it wouldn’t be farming, would it ?
I think Phil McLain has a good idea with biodiesel fuel and since he has plans to manufacture this product, I think it should be located in an industrial area.
Why are Mr. Johnson and his fellow commissioners against manufacturing being placed in an industrial area?
Never once have any of you four commissioners given a reason not to place this plant in an industrial area.
A lot of Iredell County citizens are really wondering just what kind of people we the public have serving us as elected county commissioners.
As far as the honey truck goes, just about everyone knows that it is a manure spreader. And a very important part of farm life
This has been going on since horse and wagon days and I’m sure it will continue. We have no problem with the honey truck driving through the Snow Creek neighborhood.
But if we look real, real close we will recognize the four men driving that honey truck through the Snow Creek neighborhood.
Robert Taylor
Statesville
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What a joke. I live in this area and have working in manufacturing for 15 years. If the chicken and cow operations in the area aren't the worst kind of "factories" I don't know what is. What a hazard. The slug from these operations is a big hazard. Most of it goes into the water in the area. They have some many animals in such a small area the smell is almost unbearable. Talk about decreasing property values! I don't know who is kidding who here.
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