Wright County residents demand NO Prestage!
On Monday, nearly 40 residents of Wright County and surrounding communities held a powerful rally and press conference to oppose the Prestage slaughterhouse. Then, they testified before the Board of Supervisors, demanding they vote NO on this bad project. But we still have a lot of work to do. Read further for important updates in this fight!
Incentive package updates
Iowans are still being kept in the dark. The supervisors haven’t released any information about what this slaughterhouse will cost Wright County and Iowa taxpayers. Yet, they’re pushing the project through without true public input.We're attending the Iowa Economic Development Authority board meeting to demand that the state reject giving millions of our taxpayer dollars to Prestage -- a giant, out-of-state corporation that will pollute our environment and exploit workers.
Economic impact updates
A new report by ISU economist Dave Swenson shows that this slaughterhouse won’t be a boon for Wright County. It shows that:
average earnings per job are far lower than the regional average;
the cost of increased public services outweigh any tax gains;
no “housing boom” will result from this development; and
Prestage is touting a far-fetched proposal, which has no basis in reality.
Clearly, this is not the kind of economic development that Wright County residents want. Prestage will get the profits, but we'll get the pollution. Read the whole report here.
Let’s stop this thing!