Some important thoughts regarding the proposed feed lot in east central Morton County.

The roads to and from the feedlot site are not designed for the heavy traffic of large trucks traveling to and from the feedlot. The cost of improvement and maintenance of these roads will be passed onto the citizens of Morton County.

Yes, the project might bring some income into the area and filled the pockets of the land owner/promoter of the feedlot but that is not a reason to jeopardize the quality of life (terrible oder, contamination of ground and surface water) of the citizens of east central Morton County.

Mandanites and even Bismarckers have to ask themselves the question: Is my quality of life (the right to breath air that does not smell of noxious odors) less or more important than the right of a few people to line their pockets with the almighty dollar?

Feeding 8,000 to 10,000 cattle in a confined area close to a major population area, will produce an enormous amount of smelly, foul, unclean, fetid excrement from 8,000-plus cows' alimentary canals.

I, for one, do not want that to happen nor do I want to grill and picnic in my backyard, during the summer, with my family, friends and I being forced to smell that foul, sour, rotten odor.