WHO SAYS SHE’S VOTING NOW. THIS IS THE GERGEN’S BARN. IT’S ON THE SAME LAND WHERE THEY RAISE CATTLE AND GROW VEGETABLES IN THEIR GREENHOUSES OUT HERE. THEIR NEIGHBORS WORK ON A DIFFERENT KIND OF CROP. THESE ARE NEIGHBORS THAT MOVED IN ABOUT THE 2019, 2020 ERA. AND THEY PUT UP TEN GROW PROCESSING SHEDS FACILITY HERE BEHIND THIS, GURKIN SAYS HER NEIGHBORS GROW MARIJUANA, WHICH TAKES UP A LOT OF WATER. THAT IMPACTS THE WAY THAT OUR RURAL WATER WORKS. SOMETIMES THE AMOUNT AND THE FLOW OF RURAL WATER THAT WE GET. SUPPORTERS OF 820 SAY THEY RECOGNIZE THESE CONCERNS. A NEW INDUSTRY IN ANYWHERE AND RURAL OKLAHOMA. THERE ARE GOING TO BE INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADAPT AND GET BETTER AT. YES. FARMERS SAY THEY’RE ALSO FORCED TO BUY MORE EXPENSIVE PESTICIDES. WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE GRADE THAT WE USE TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE’RE NOT USING SOMETHING THAT IS DETRIMENTAL TO THEIR CROPS. GERKEN SAYS SOME OF HER NEIGHBORS HAVE EVEN BEEN DRIVEN OFF BECAUSE OF THE GROW. I HAD ONE GENTLEMAN THAT SOLD HIS PROPERTY AND MOVED TO TOWN SO THAT HE DIDN’T HAVE TO BE CLOSE TO IT. SUPPORTERS OF THE STATE QUESTION BELIEVE THERE ARE MORE PROS THAN CONS, BUT THE FARMER I TALKED TO HAS A PLEA FOR OKLAHOMANS. THIS IS DEMOCRACY. THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT HAVE DIFFERENT IDEAS. YOU KNOW, WE JUST BELIEVE THAT STATE. QUESTION 820 IS THE RIGHT PATH FORWARD FOR OKLAHOMA. IT ALL WORRIES ME. IT ALL CONCERNS ME VERY MUCH. AND I, I ASK MY FELLOW OKLAHOMANS TO…
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