After only four months of operation, the new ethanol plant in Milton’s Eastside Industrial Park is drawing attention to itself in the most obnoxious ways.
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What appeared to be ash falling from the sky actually was dried distillers grain -a corn product created during the ethanol production process, Ogren said.
Ohhhh, why didn’t you say so, in that case, ok. In this part of the country, when we see something other than rain or snow falling from the sky, us cheeseheads tend to call it ash. Next time we’ll know that it’s just dried distillers grain.
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One of the selling points of the plant was that it would bring at least 30 new jobs to the community, Glorvigen said. "Where are those jobs?" Glorvigen asked. United Ethanol hasn't advertised locally to fill available positions, and most of the people operating the Milton plant have been hired from other states and communities, she said.
I could rant about this for hours. When communities allow this type of growth, it's not enough to make sure locals build the development, there has to be a guarantee that locals receive at least 75% of it's operations payroll. But hey, maybe United Ethanol thought if you’re dumb enough to let them build an ethanol plant in your back yard, you’re certainly not smart enough to work there.
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