People were still gathering at 5:30, and already dozens were on-hand right outside the doors to the Mason City Room, where tonight’s council meeting will start at 7 PM. Cars were driving by, honking support and giving the “thumbs-up” to the crowd.
Participants passed a loudspeaker around, and several people had already began to voice their opposition to the plant; the crowd would chant in between.
The hog slaughterhouse has become a hot-button issue since it was finally brought to the public eye just a few short weeks ago. Some in the community want the plant to be built and support the development, others have become a strong, vocal opposition to the plant.
The city council will consider for the final time tonight an economic incentive plan for Prestage Foods worth millions of dollars. If approved, little will stand in the way of ground being broken on the plant later this summer.
Yes I agree I wonder how many of these people have a full time job and how many are collecting some form of money,food stamps hell no they dont want jobs to come into anytown they might have to go to work and lose their free money
I wonder how many of the protesters are from Mason City or are from Clear Lake where they are only worried about their interest and could care less that people in Mason City can’t get a job with a living wage. Back to minimum wage jobs and welfare for the protesters. I wonder how many of them work and how many are on the taxpayers dime.
I AGREE! I wonder how many have a high-paying job – or any job, for that matter. They do seem to have a lot of time for ‘researching’ the almighty Internet and for making signs to protest any growth in Mason City. Wonder if they would agree to give Younker’s $250,000 dollars of their money so they can sell more over-priced, poor quality merchandise that’s not even made in this country? Come on, folks – think about it!
WINNERS!!!!!!!!
Trump wins big tonight and MC is going to the poops!!! Makes sense don’t it?