The problem of dust and noise has some Mayville citizens worried, with one going so far as to have a letter published in the paper.
Jeff Bachmeier, who has lived in Mayville his entire life, is the gentleman who wrote the letter.
A copy of it was also sent to each member of the MayPort Farmers Co-Op Board of Directors.
In it, he states what the folks in town have had to deal with, and asks for a solution.
"On my side of the elevator, it's mostly the dust that's upgraded from the elevator, whether it's the dryer or the quick load," said Bachmeier.
For neighbor Robert Andre, he agreed the dust gets pretty bad, but he's more concerned about the amount of noise.
It gets so loud, he's made changes to his home.
"I built my walls thicker...one room in particular," said Andre. "I had to build a little, put another inch of insulation, another layer of sheet rock on, helped a little bit."
On one side of the issue is the company that loads the trains and semis from the elevators. On the other side, it's the citizens that have some concerns about the dust and noise. Pitted right in the middle is the Mayor of Mayville."
"There have been some dust issues with the existing equipment," said Mayville Mayor Don Moen. "There are different opinions on how serious it is, obviously, but nobody is denying there have been some dust issues."
That includes the board of directors for the co-op.
Valley News Live wasn't able to reach them, but the mayor spoke with the president earlier in the day.
He doesn't agree with the folks who say the directors don't care.
"I think that they do, they are concerned about the issue," said Moen. "And I think, you know, we need to work together to work out a solution to this thing...it may take some time."
That would be just fine for Bachmeier.
"All we're looking for them to be nice neighbors," he said. "Come in and clean the issue, take care of the dust and whatever noise they can like they said they were gonna do when they made plans to build and it would improve a lot, just improve the relationship. It would be a wonderful deal."
The co-op has plans in place to expand even further and add two more elevators.
But the mayor said part of that deal might mean the company puts in the environmental controls to reduce the noise and dust to the existing elevators before that can happen.
He added there may be some zoning issues to deal with as well.
Bachmeier said he has nothing against the company or the directors, saying they're nice people.
And he hopes they come through with a solution that's good for everyone involved.
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