Thank you for listening to…

Thank you for listening to the people of Chatham. I live on the North side and Greenfield Ethanol currently produces a foul smell on a regular basis with the corn. The smell is extremely unpleasant to the point where I am considering moving out Chatham because of this situation… this company does not hold good faith, that human waste with have a pleasant odour. What reassurance is there when they already have a poor track record.
I am also concerned about Chathams water quality with the remaining product. Is the human waste byproduct going to be regulated for safety as there would be trash…where is it disposed? Does the trash have an odour? The Ethanol Plant already delivered false promises with the smells we currently have… it is disgusting at times- I am surprised that it meets the air quality standards.
Having an Anaerobic Digester Facility operating till 7pm every night gives me concern as Chatham echos. I am not sure why it does but the sound carries and the noise of the facility from 7am to 7pm and the truck traffic hammering away at Chathams fragile infrastructure seems excessive.
My next concern is Chatham is notorious for waiting too long to maintain its infrastructure which then becomes beyond repair. I do not have a science background but it doesn’t take a genius to know that this is a detriment to the environment. The roads will deteriorate (already are bad) and the residents will pay the price. The hydro use will be massive.. the 160 million cost is only an estimate which means that my taxes are going to increase for something that isn’t environmentally sound.
I appreciate you hearing me out and hope that you reject this project as it is not a good fit… Greenfield Ethanol has proven to Chatham that they can’t do the job properly.