Five horse manure haulers are accusing two Palm Beach County municipalities of unfairly steering business to a competitor, according to a letter WPTV obtained.
These companies, who work to address an estimated 50,000 tons of horse manure in the area, said recent regulatory actions could cause them to go out of business. Their accusations against the company, Agricultural Blending Company, came after WPTV uncovered records showing Village of Wellington staff helped the company’s owner create the business and lobby on it behalf to circumvent local zoning laws.
“It has come to the attention of manure haulers, agricultural producers, and members of the public that hauling operations serving equestrian facilities are being steered—explicitly or implicitly—toward depositing manure loads at a single private facility commonly referred to as ABC, notwithstanding the existence of multiple agricultural farms that openly and lawfully accept manure as a beneficial agricultural input,” wrote the haulers…