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Lathrop plans to sue county over animal-holding -acuity By Gilka Romero y.2o"� mg this project without appropri- since a fair argument ran he flies and water pollution. back thi proposal to a boldin 3ecord Staff Writer Sa' ate environmental review," made that the plant may damage "The main thing is it's not the facility. Lathrop City Attorney Susan the environment. city against the county, it's just a Lathrop officials and residents LATHROP — City Hall will file Bums Cochran said. Supervisor Bob Cabral, a strong matter of planning issues and said the revised permit application a la mit against San Joaquin Neither the Stagnos nor their supporter of county farms and a concerns for residents not only in should have gone back to the t over this week's decision attorney, Jose Alva, could be former slaughterhouse operator the city but also in the surround- Planning Commission before the the Board of Supervisors to reached for comment Wednesday. himself, said Wednesday hes dis- ing area,' McKee said. Board of Supervisors' decision this ermit a meat company to use a Before they commence opera- appointed Lathrop plans to sue. The Stagnos originally wanted week. bite next to Lathrop to hold ani- tion, the Stagnos must still win The county certainly had the to use the site as a slaughter- But Planning Commissioner ;*,gals awaiting slaughter elsewhere. approval from the Regional Water right to take the action that we house. The county Planning Larry Solari, who voted against Mayor Steve McKee announced Quality Control Board. took," Cabral said. "I don't think Commission approved it in 1995, the idea of a slaughterhouse and Tuesday night that the City County officials declared the the city should be allowed to flex but the permit expired before the staging facility, said even if the Council has directed staff to file a animal holding facility would have their muscles to prohibit that Stagnos were able to set up the commissioners denied the permit lawsuit against the county and the no significant impact on the envi- from happening." business. a second time, it still would hate Board of Supervisors for authoriz- moment and that it was not nec- McKee said the city is merely When the Stagnos applied again been appealed to the Board of ing Richard and Lynda Stagno of essary to do a detailed environ- responding to the many calls it this year, the Planning Supervisors. Stagno's Meat Co. to put the busi- mental study. But Cochran argues has received from residents living Commission denied the request in ness at 690 W. Frewert Road. the county should have prepared near the site who are worried the a 6-1 vote. The Stagnos appealed ■ To reach reporter GRka Romero' "They violated laws by approv- an environmental impact report, business will generate foul odors, to supervisors but then scaled phone 239-6606