Planning Commission Voted Yes Advising Town Board to Rezone to AE and Chairman Lipscomb voted yes to break tie on Conditional Use Permit!
Board will be voting on Jan 18th at 7pm! Show up and ket them know how you feel!
RODEN REZONE HEARING
Board voting on January 18th at 7pm
Please show up and say no!
THIS IS WHAT RODENS FARM LOOKED LIKE IN 2000- NOTE HE WAS NOT THE OWNER THEN!
PLEASE ATTEND
Board voting on Jan 18th at 7pm
Town of Trenton Town Hall, 1071 STH 33 East, West Bend, WI
Urgent: Board to vote on Rob-n-Cin Factory Farm Rezoning-Tell Them No To Rezone!
The Town of Trenton is considering rezoning land from Exclusive Agricultural (EA) to Agricultural Enterprise (AE) to allow Rob-n-Cin Farms to expand as an industrial factory farm (CAFO).
This rezoning would permanently change our community and reduce the Town’s ability to protect residents. Once approved, it cannot be easily reversed.
Important: Rob-n-Cin’s Wisconsin DNR CAFO permit is currently being contested in a legal case by environmental organizations and affected residents.
Why This Matters
The farm would generate 18 million gallons of liquid manure each year, spread on nearby fields.
Most homes in the area rely on private wells, which are vulnerable to contamination from nitrates and bacteria.
Manure spreading and storage threaten Cedar Creek, the Milwaukee River, and the Cedarburg Bog, an internationally recognized wetland.
The DNR permit allows expansion without requiring groundwater monitoring for neighboring wells.
Residents already experience odors, air emissions, and increased truck traffic — further expansion would make these impacts worse.
Rezoning to AE removes meaningful local control and favors industrial agriculture over existing homes and neighborhoods.
Makes it so small farms cannot exist in our community-the CAFO leases all the land in the area for spreading-3000 acres
With the 6 million gallon new manure pit the odor will be smelled for miles
Trucks making our roads dangerous, semi trucks hauling million of gallons of manure, distrupting our quality of life.
Why You Should Attend
The rezoning decision is local. If residents do not speak up, approval could move forward despite unresolved legal challenges and serious risks to water, health, property values, and quality of life.
Take Action
Attend the public hearing and make your voice heard.
Date: January 18th
Time: 7 pm
Location: Town of Trenton Town Hall, 1071 S 33th Street, West Bend, WI. 53095
Protect Trenton’s water. Protect our homes. Protect our future.
https://townoftrenton.wi.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/PHNotice2026.01.12RobNCin.pdf
Write letters, emails, call! We need to flood the mailboxes of Town Board Members!
This is a very important step to stopping the Rezone!
Town Board
Mike Lipscomb: chairman@townoftrenton.wi.gov
Tony Thoma: tony.thoma@washcowisco.gov
Barb Davis supervisor.davies@townoftrenton.wi.gov
Planning Commissioners
Scott Schweizer: anchormenswear@aol.com
Ray Werhand: werhandr@gmail.com
Dennis Kay: 1dooerr@gmail.com
Lee Kidney: leekidney@charter.net
Doug Hein: dougpam6628@att.net
Cindy Komro TownAdmin@townoftrenton.wi.gov
Be Sure to Send a copy to friendsoftrenton.com. WE NEED A COPY TO HOLD THE TOWN ACCOUNTABLE!