No Tyson in Tongie' effort adding supporters by the hundreds / LJWorld. Jen Peak has watched a community mobilize for a common cause in the span of a week. She was in downtown Tonganoxie on Sept.

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Gov. Sam Brownback and officials from Tyson Foods Inc. Leavenworth County Road 1 south of Tonganoxie. With opposition signs in tow, Peak and other members of Citizens Against Project Sunset were at the announcement. Photo by Peter Hancock.

Protestors line the sidewalks in downtown Tonganoxie on Tuesday, Sept. Tyson Foods, Inc., announces plans to build a $3. The grass- roots movement has existed for just more than a week.

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It has a Facebook group with more than 4,2. Tuesday. Its Facebook page has some 1,4. The group held an organizational meeting Saturday at Chieftain Park in Tonganoxie. Peak said it was thought the rally attracted about 1,0. Laptops were set up to collect information from folks interested in the CAPS movement. She said the group now has about 6.

Saturday.“It was a tremendous turnout,” she said. Interest continues to grow, as “No Tyson In Tongie” signs are a popular item.“We sold 6. Peak said. “We have hundreds of people asking ‘where do I get more signs?’”Another 6. Organizers have urged local residents to reach out to friends throughout northeast Kansas, as they say the plant’s effects will be far- reaching. The proposed plant is about 1. Lawrence and roughly that distance from Eudora.

During the weekend, a Eudora Against Tyson Facebook page was created. Contributed Photo Area residents gather and sign petitions Saturday at Chieftain Park in Tonganoxie during an informational meeting for Citizens Against Project Sunset, a group that opposes the proposed Tyson chicken facility. Concerning issues.

Tyson announced an estimated work force of 1,6. Local residents have voiced concerns about Tonganoxie handling that influx regarding infrastructure and the school system, even if only a portion of the workforce ends up moving to Tonganoxie.

The community currently has a population of about 5,5. Opponents also are worried that their property values are going to sink. Water- and air- quality concerns have been at the top of the list, along with employee conditions, as many opponents cite lawsuits and fines against Tyson. Last year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined Tyson Foods more than $2. That was at the company’s chicken- processing facility in Center, Texas. Watch Lion Of The Desert 4Shared. In 2. 01. 3, Tyson agreed to pay a $3. Clean Air Act regulations covering prevention of chemical accidents at facilities in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska.

A nationally known activist with Lawrence ties also has joined the conversation. Photo by Shawn Linenberger. Signs like this one have sprouted up throughout the city since the announcement was made Sept. Tyson Foods, Inc. Erin Brockovich — who grew up in Lawrence and became an environmental activist with a movie made about her — took to Facebook on Sept. CAPS cause. In her post, she said she received many messages from Tonganoxie people concerned about the proposed plant.

Her post listed various pollution concerns about Tyson. She also wrote about hearing concerns about the plant being close to Tonganoxie playgrounds, which isn't entirely accurate.

Mothers have sent me photographs of their local baseball field … just blocks from the location of the proposed slaughter house.”Tonganoxie has baseball fields at the Leavenworth County Fairgrounds, but they are a few miles away from the proposed sites near County Road 1, which connects U. S. Highway 2. 4- 4. Interstate 7. 0. The Sierra Club and the Socially Responsible Agriculture Project have pledged assistance to the cause, Peak said. Moving forward. Area residents concerned about the proposed plant packed Tonganoxie City Council and Leavenworth County Commission meetings last week. Photo by Shawn Linenberger. Residents spoke out Thursday at the Leavenworth County Commission meeting in opposition to a proposed Tyson plant being developed in Tonganoxie, just northeast of Lawrence.

On Friday, state Reps. Willie Dove, R- Bonner Springs and Jim Karleskint, R- Tonganoxie, along with Sen. Watch Doubt Dailymotion here. Tom Holland, D- Baldwin City, will be at Chieftain Park to field questions from CAPS members.

The meeting is slated for 6: 3. At this past Saturday’s gathering in Chieftain Park, Jarret Pruitt spoke to the crowd, encouraging them to be civil and respectful through the process. He said that some local politicians, business owners and property owners reported feeling unsafe based on actions of some who oppose the project.

Pruitt stressed that CAPS be a peaceful movement.“We are not bullies,” he said. We are Tonganoxie.”The project still must win several key votes from the Leavenworth County Commission before it can proceed, including a vote on a requested tax abatement and a vote to rezone the property for industrial use. Copyright 2. 01. 7 The. Lawrence Journal- World. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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