THE WAITING GAME CONTINUES FOR THE MAN WHO WANTS TO OPEN A HORSE SLAUGHTERHOUSE NEAR ROSWELL. RICK DE LOS SANTOS IS REQUESTING A WATER DISCHARGE PERMIT SO VALLEY MEAT WON'T HAVE TO USE TRUCKS TO HAUL OFF WASTE.
STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL GARY KING TELLS US THE HEARING OFFICER STARTED TAKING TESTIMONY TUESDAY AND ENDED HER HEARING ON WEDNESDAY. HE SAYS SHE HAS 45 DAYS TO PRESENT HER FINDINGS TO THE STATE ENVIRONMENT SECRETARY … WHO THEN HAS 30 DAYS TO DECIDE IF THE PERMIT WILL BE GRANTED.
KING IS AMONG THOSE FIGHTING TO KEEP THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE CLOSED. HE SAYS THE IT WOULD POLLUTE THE GROUNDWATER AND THE MEAT COULD BE TAINTED BY DRUGS THAT HORSES ARE GIVEN … BUT MEAT ANIMALS ARE NOT.
