PUBLIC NOTICE
Date of Notice:
October 19, 2024
Name & address of facility:
East Creek Farm
8704 State Route 274
New Bremen, OH 45869
Name & address of applicant:
East Creek Farm, LLC
8704 State Route 274
New Bremen, OH 45869
Jim Fleck
8704 State Route 274
New Bremen, OH 45869
Pamela Fleck
8704 State Route 274
New Bremen, OH 45869
PUBLIC NOTICE
In accordance with OAC rule 901:10-6-01, public notice is hereby given that the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) is accepting comments on a draft Permit to Install (PTI) and a draft Permit to Operate (PTO) for the existing facility called "East Creek Farm" which is located at 8704 State Route 274, New Bremen, Ohio 45869 in Mercer County, Marion NE Township in the Upper Wabash Watershed. If the final permits are issued, the PTI would be valid for two years and the PTO would be valid for five years.
A copy of the draft permits can be obtained by submitting a public records request using the following link: https://agri.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/oda/divisions/legal-office/public-records-site-area. Any person may submit written comments and/or request a public meeting on the draft permits. A request for a public meeting must be in writing and shall state the nature of the issues to be raised at the public meeting. Comments and/or public meeting requests must be received by the DLEP office no later than 5 p.m. on November 18, 2024. Comments can either be mailed to Ohio Department of Agriculture, Division of Livestock Environmental Permitting, 8995 East Main Street, Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068 or emailed to lepp@agri.ohio.gov. Comments received after this date will not be considered. A public meeting will be held when required by OAC 901:10-6-04(C) and may be held where authorized by OAC 901:10-6-01(D). Persons have a right to provide a written or oral statement for the record at the public meeting, if a meeting is scheduled.
The Division of Livestock Environmental Permitting maintains an "interested parties" list for each Ohio county as well as a statewide list for notification of all draft permits. If you would like to be added to either or both lists, please send a request to lepp@agri.ohio.gov or call 614-387-0470
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Date of Notice:
October 15, 2024
Name & address of facility:
Paul and Nathan
Fortkamp Poultry Farm
1191 Wendel Road
Fort Recovery, OH 45846
Name & address of applicant:
PGF Operating, LLC
(Paul & Virginia Fortkamp)
2524 Wabash Road
Fort Recovery, OH
45846-9585
NJF Farms, LLC
(Nathan Fortkamp)
1191 Wendel Road
Fort Recovery, OH 45846
PUBLIC NOTICE
In accordance with OAC rule 901:10-6-01, public notice is hereby given that the Ohio Department of Agriculture has issued a final Permit to Operate renewal for Paul and Nathan Fortkamp Poultry Farm.
The final Permit may be appealed. The notice of Appeal and the filing fee as may be required must be sent to: The Environmental Review Appeals Commission (ERAC), 30 East Broad Street 4th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215, (614-466-8950) by 5:00 p.m. on November 14, 2024. Questions regarding the appeal process may be directed to ERAC. A copy of the appeal must be served on the director of agriculture within three days after filing the appeal with ERAC.
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