Karen Madden reported last week at the Wisconsin Daily Tribune (Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.) Online that, “The Wisconsin Supreme Court may decide the future of a proposed mega-dairy farm Saratoga.
“The Golden Sands Dairy farm, which would hold about 4,000 cows and have about 6,000 acres of crops where the company will spread the manure from the cows, has been the subject of controversy since it was proposed by the Wysocki Family of Companies in 2012.
“In April, an appeals court ruled that Wysocki’s building permits for the project did not allow it to plant crops on the land, a ruling that a Wysocki executive said endangered the future of the project.”
Ms. Madden explained that, “Now the Wisconsin Supreme Court will decide whether the company has the right to farm the land. The court issued a notice Sept. 12 stating it would hear the case. “
The article added that, “‘Golden Sands is gratified, but not surprised, that the Wisconsin Supreme Court has taken this case,’ said Jim Wysocki, the company’s chief financial officer. ‘It will provide the court the opportunity to clarify the law of vested rights in Wisconsin for all businesses that create jobs in the state and to rectify the unfair process by which the town of Saratoga sought to deprive Golden Sands of its vested rights.’
