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PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICtS DPQU IN .0 SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DIVISION " Karen Furst, M.D., M.P.H., Health Officer �. P.. 304 East Weber Avenue, Third Floor • Stockton, CA 95202 209/468-3420 SJ court blocs feed lot MO Lathrop By KEN CARLSON county board should have re- BEE STAFF WRITER quired an environmental report for the project. LATHROP—The city has won Vander Wall said in -he a round in its battle to block San Sion that the proje,! app•-m- Joaquin County's approval of a was substantially different from 500-animal feed lot just north of the slaughterhouse proposal. a the city. change from 12 hours to 72 A judge has ruled that the coun- hours for holding the animals ty should have required an envi- would increase feeding and the ronmental report on the project amount of waste,resulting in sig- and, as a result, owner Richard nificant environmental impact, Stagno is at least temporarily the decision says. barred from operating. The judge granted a temporary Lathrop sued the county after restraining order that prevents Stagno,of Escalon,won Board of Stagno from operating the feed Supervisors approval in April lot. 2000 to keep up to 500 animals at Lathrop City Manar;e - 690 W. Frewart Road. Carder said the decisio:, �"n•- " Stagno had wanted to build a signal the end of the ;:r,li•' slaughterhouse on the site, but "It really depends o:-. ,,•h the county Planning Commission Mr. Stagno appeals," she said no. He appealed that deci- "He also has the ability to ac sion to the Board of Supervisors. back and do the environmental When the board heard the ap- review and go through the permit peal, Stagno announced that he process again." would settle for a livestock hold- Stockton Attorney Jose L.Alva, ing area, which supervisors ap- who represents Stagno, said they proved 4-1. are discussing their next move. Lathrop officials said the feed Stagno wanted to keep livestock lot would attract flies,emit odors at the holding area and then ship and pollute nearby wells, and them to a slaughterhouse near they objected that no environ- Modesto. mental study had been prepared. "We believe .here They also said Stagno needed to environment:! mf6 take his revised project to the ready on the record .- .... • Planning Commission. the issue;Alva said. "Obvious!', The lawsuit was moved to the court did not see it the same Stanislaus County Superior way" Court to avoid the appearance of The city will try to recoup — a conflict. On April 9,Judge Dav- $30,000 in attorneys fees from id Vander Wall agreed that the Stagno and the county. 690 W. FREWERT ROAD \ Iii vision of San Joaquin County Health CareServices