Wood Resource Recovery SUP

Raised leachate and karst groundwater concerns and outdated traffic counts, urging the board to protect residents.

Pastor of the church adjacent to the site cited aquifer and well-water risks to his congregation and asked for an objective decision.

Owner of the Canyons zipline park cited Denali's regulatory violations in other states and the threat to her ~50 jobs and tourism economy, urging denial.

Attorney for nearby owners argued the open-air slurry process is incompatible with the rural area and cited the Compost USA precedent; requested denial or strict conditions.

Church member and nearby resident questioned why an untested pilot program must start in their neighborhood near the school.

Cattle farmer north of the site objected to locating the facility next to a school.

Business owner across from the site recalled unfulfilled odor promises from the septic-era operation and cited flies, runoff, and no retention.

Parent of a Fessenden student said untested methods should not be piloted near children, homes, and agriculture.

Cited existing DEP permit violations contradicting the 'no violations' claim and questioned whether slurry is sprayed or injected.

Adjacent property owner said the facility would harm his land value and a prior sale fell through over odor concerns.

Equestrian center owner and USDA biologist called the operation a dump, warned of leaching and lawsuits, and raised FAA bird-strike concerns.

Representing the St. Bernard Foundation, sponsor of Fessenden Elementary, opposed the SUP due to incompatibility with the historic school one mile away.

NAACP Youth Council president urged the facility be placed away from schools, citing risks to children, horses, and wildlife.

Described health risks — hydrogen sulfide, asthma, contaminated water — to students at the nearby school and urged protection over the project.

Raised aquifer, karst, and spring-recharge concerns and asked the board to revisit heavy industrial zoning in the area.

Canyons employee described existing odor problems from a nearby waste facility drifting over the Ocala Drive-In.

Raised untested impacts on Silver Springs, potential dead zones, and questioned whether three trucks a day makes economic sense.

Asked the board to consider the natural beauty and community of the Zuber area before deciding.

Suggested existing industrial food processors elsewhere already handle this work and asked why bring it into the neighborhood.

A Fessenden teacher and neighbor spoke on family, faith, and fairness, urging the board not to place a waste plant near the historic school.

Fourth-generation descendant of Fessenden's founder pleaded with commissioners to protect the school's children.