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Title: The Nebraska town that said NO to 1,100 new jobs because they want to protect their rural way of life
Source: Daily Mail Online
URL Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art ... bs-protect-rural-way-life.html
Published: May 2, 2016
Author: Associated Press
Post Date: 2016-05-02 08:29:01 by cranky
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Views: 472
Comments: 3

  • Nickerson fought against Georgia-based Lincoln Premium Poultry, which wanted to process 1.6 million chickens a week for Costco
  • Residents complained it would pollute their roads, stink the air and bring in immigrants that would change the town's character
  • Some outwardly admitted they were worried it would attract minorities
  • The village board unanimously voted against the proposed $300million plant

Half-ton pickup trucks crowd the curb outside the One Horse Saloon, a neon Coors Light sign in the window and rib-eye steaks on the menu, but otherwise Nickerson, Nebraska, is nearly silent on a spring evening, with only rumbling freight trains interrupting bird songs.

Regional economic development officials thought it was the perfect spot for a chicken processing plant that would liven up the 400-person town with 1,100 jobs, more than it had ever seen.

When plans leaked out, though, there was no celebration, only furious opposition that culminated in residents packing the fire hall to complain the roads couldn't handle the truck traffic, the stench from the plant would be unbearable and immigrants and out-of-towners would flood the area, overwhelming schools and changing the town's character.

"Everyone was against it," said Jackie Ladd, who has lived there for more than 30 years. "How many jobs would it mean for people here? Not many."

The town of Nickerson, Nebraska turned down the chance to gain 1,1000 new jobs from a chicken processing plant - because they wanted to preserve their rural way of life

The town of Nickerson, Nebraska turned down the chance to gain 1,1000 new jobs from a chicken processing plant - because they wanted to preserve their rural way of life

Regional economic development officials had thought Nickerson would be the perfect spot for a chicken processing plant, bringing more jobs than the town had ever seen

Regional economic development officials had thought Nickerson would be the perfect spot for a chicken processing plant, bringing more jobs than the town had ever seen

The village board unanimously voted against the proposed $300 million plant, and two weeks later, the company said they'd take their plant - and money - elsewhere.

Deep-rooted, rural agricultural communities around the U.S. are seeking economic investments to keep from shedding residents, but those very places face trade-offs that increasing numbers of those who oppose meat processing plants say threaten to burden their way of life and bring in outsiders.

"Maybe it's just an issue of the times in which we live in which so many people want certain things but they don't want the inconveniences that go with them," said Chris Young, executive director of the American Association of Meat Processors.

Nickerson fought against Georgia-based Lincoln Premium Poultry, which wanted to process 1.6 million chickens a week for warehouse chain Costco. It was a similar story in Turlock, California, which turned down a hog-processing plant last fall, and Port Arthur, Texas, where residents last week stopped a meat processing plant. There also were complaints this month about a huge hog processing plant planned in Mason City, Iowa, but the project has moved ahead.

But residents packed the fire hall (pictured) to list their complaints: the roads couldn't handle the truck traffic, the stench from the plant would be unbearable and immigrants would flood the area

But residents packed the fire hall (pictured) to list their complaints: the roads couldn't handle the truck traffic, the stench from the plant would be unbearable and immigrants would flood the area

The village board unanimously voted against the proposed $300million plant and two weeks later the company said they'd take their plant - and money - elsewhere

The village board unanimously voted against the proposed $300million plant and two weeks later the company said they'd take their plant - and money - elsewhere

The Nickerson plant would have helped area farmers, who mostly grow corn and soybeans, start up poultry operations and buy locally grown grain for feed, said Willow Holliback, who lives 40 miles away and heads an agriculture group that backed the proposal.

"When farmers are doing well, the towns are doing well," she said.

The question of who would work the tough jobs was at the forefront of the debate, though many were adamant they aren't anti-immigrant. Opposition leader Randy Ruppert even announced: "This is not about race. This is not about religion."

But both were raised at the raucous April 4 meeting where the local board rejected the plant. One speaker said he'd toured a chicken processing plant elsewhere and felt nervous because most of the workers were minorities.

More overtly, John Wiegert, from nearby Fremont where two meat processors employ many immigrants, questioned whether Nickerson's plant would attract legal immigrants from Somalia - more than 1,000 of whom have moved to other Nebraska cities for similar jobs, along with people from Mexico, Central America and Southeast Asia.

"Being a Christian, I don't want Somalis in here," Wiegert, who has led efforts to deny rental housing to immigrants in the country illegally, told the crowd. "They're of Muslim descent. I'm worried about the type of people this is going to attract."

Nickerson fought against Georgia-based Lincoln Premium Poultry, which wanted to process 1.6 million chickens a week for warehouse chain Costco

Nickerson fought against Georgia-based Lincoln Premium Poultry, which wanted to process 1.6 million chickens a week for warehouse chain Costco

Others pointed out that, given Nebraska's unemployment rate is among the nation's lowest near 3 percent, few local residents would accept the entry-level jobs. While the projected wage of $13 to $17 an hour was above the region's current median wage for production workers, opponents argued meat processors generally have high turnover.

"We aren't against jobs," farmer John Schauer said. "We want clean, stable jobs."

The land is flat and rich around Nickerson, which is a half-mile off a narrow state highway about 30 miles from Omaha. The town's tidy but often faded single-story homes sit on large, grassy lots. There's a small cluster of commercial buildings, most of them long shuttered, and a grain elevator.

Its school was demolished more than a decade ago, leaving only the old playground, but residents take pride in the regional school district. Superintendent Jeremy Klein told the village board he worried new students would overwhelm local schools and that tax breaks would limit any extra money to hire more teachers.

"It's impossible to know what the size of that impact will be," Klein said days later.

People seem to be more willing than in earlier eras to fight developments they think could harm the environment or change an area's character, University of Nebraska-Lincoln economics professor Eric Thompson said, even if the development offers an economic boost.

Mason City official Brent Trout said he heard all the arguments against the $240 million plant planned some 200 miles northeast of Nickerson: What's the environmental impact of an operation that will process up to 22,000 hogs daily? How will 2,000 new jobs affect the isolated city of 27,500?

It's already hard to attract employers to Mason City, which has lost about 10 percent of its population over the last 30 years, he said. But, like Nickerson, Mason City's best selling point is its focus on agriculture: "This is what Iowa is. This is what Iowa does," Trout said. "We raise pigs and we process pigs."

Although Nickerson residents have succeeded in pushing away the industrial-scale operation, opponents said they're getting better organized to help the town that's targeted next.

"I've lived in exotic places, but I've never wanted to live anywhere but here," said Chuck Folsom, an 88-year-old former Marine and farmer. "We've got to protect the land. We're not making any more of it."(5 images)

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#1. To: cranky (#0)

What's interesting is I see no mention of all the crime that would come in with the immigrants. You can bet the local crime rate for sexual assault,drug sales,theft,vandalism,child abuse,murder,manslaughter,etc,etc,etc would skyrocket.

When the 3rd world moves somewhere,they bring the 3rd world culture and mindset with them.

I bet if you were to ask any of the locals,"When did the last arrest here for murder of rape happen?",all you would get for a answer would be "Huh? I don't know." Which,when you consider that damn near everybody in that town and county knows everyone else by name and face,tells you something.

BOYCOTT PAYPAL AND CLOSE YOUR PP ACCOUNTS NOW! ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO DO SO,TOO!

ISLAM MEANS SUBMISSION!

Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)

American Indians had open borders. Look at how well that worked out for them.

sneakypete  posted on  2016-05-02   9:25:11 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: sneakypete (#1)

Good for these people. Housing prices would go up along with property taxes, crime and of course those with a bit of money would make more off of property investments. The but is, money is not everything and the jobs would be a negative on the lifestyle.

I come from a 36,000 population town just 20 miles from a large Metropolitan area. My entire life I thought it was a small town, with small town values and a slow pace. I moved just over a year ago, to a small town of 2,000, about 100 miles away from the same Metropolitan place. There is a Burger King, a McDonalds, Wendys and a KFC&A-W combo just like most medium sized towns. The difference is though, there are two hardware stores that are not named Home Depot or Lowes. There are more small diners than in the town I came from within 2 miles of my house. The town has three swimming pools for kids, indoor baseball/soccer facilities, and holds a girls and boys baseball/softball tournament nearly every weekend this time of year on their 5 slow pitch diamonds, or their 5 baseball diamonds. There are also 5 soccer fields in the same complex. There is a gun range directly across from the middle school where the kids can go shoot before or after school, and it holds classes for students.

If a large slaughterhouse were to want to move into this little slice of heaven, the residents would chase them out with pitchforks. You see, the dairy farms, the hay and alfalfa keeps the farmers busy. There is a large chicken ranch where they raise and slaughter their own, but it is owned by the same family for over a 100 years.

Most of the good jobs here are with the railroad, or people commute. I did for the first year, driving 90 miles one way every work day. Now I found work making half of what I was earning, but my lifestyle stayed the same. Well, not all the same, I have much more time to move slow like the other fine people around here. People joke about putting up roadblocks at the interstate, but this town has been like this since the 1880's, and folks don't "cotton" to liberals.

The fishing is great. I can ride my bike for nearly 30 miles in one direction without being on a road, and did I mention I love it?

I can understand the reticence of the Nebraska residents, money is going to be the same no matter how good the economy is for the masses. When you live where people are conservative and hard working, you don't need no stinkin big business ruining things.

jeremiad  posted on  2016-05-04   23:30:36 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: jeremiad (#2)

Sounds like you have found a little slice of paradise,and there ain't a single "Yeah,but....." that I can come up with.

Money ain't everything. My experience has been the more of it you have,the more of it you need to keep paying for the stuff you never really needed to start with.

BOYCOTT PAYPAL AND CLOSE YOUR PP ACCOUNTS NOW! ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO DO SO,TOO!

ISLAM MEANS SUBMISSION!

Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)

American Indians had open borders. Look at how well that worked out for them.

sneakypete  posted on  2016-05-05   11:21:06 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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