Donkeys
June 28th, 2007 by 
Alica
What do you think about people buying donkeys just to tick off their neighbors because the neighbors don’t want them to breed dozens of dogs?
That’s what Randall and Vicki Eggert, who live a mile and a half northwest of Corson, did. “We did it to irritate the neighbors,” Vicki Eggert said.
The Minnehaha County Commission recently rejected the Eggerts’ request for a conditional-use permit for a kennel, after their neighbors, Bruce and Debby Lund, complained about the noise it would cause.
What do you think about puppy breeders? What do you think about donkeys? What do you think about intentionally upsetting your neighbors? What do you think, if anything, the Lunds should do now?
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June 28th, 2007 at 4:59 pm
The got the donkeys for the wrong reasons. I thought they were setting up the kennels to board dogs…had no idea it was for breeding until I saw the article. I am totally against this type of breeding.
June 28th, 2007 at 6:21 pm
I am on the Eggerts side on this one. All you city slickers think you can move in the country and not have to deal with livestock or anything agricultural. If I was the Eggerts I would get some pigs and give you something to really complain about. MOVE BACK INTO THE CITY!
June 29th, 2007 at 9:13 am
The thing to remember is that what the Eggerts dog kennel was against the law, that is why they needed to get permission to operate outside of the current statute. The ones who denied the request were the county commission, not the neighbors.
Bringing in donkeys to make life miserable for their neighbors says all I need to know about the Eggerts.
Ty, are you saying that people from the city should never be allowed to move into the country? How about country people moving into the city? There are, I think, three types of communities; 1)incorporated cities/towns such as Sioux Falls, Brandon, and Sherman; 2)agricultural which includes farms and ranches that are many acres in sizes and the nearest house is half a mile away, or more; and 3) country living which is made up of a cluster of houses on modest sized acrages that are located outside of any city limits but the land is not used to make a living like on a working farm. People who live in these types of communities often move to these areas becasue they don’t want the city life but they do want the peace and quiet that the county affords them. I think it is reasonable for those people to expect that. If they bought a house next to an existing feedlot I would be the first to tell them to shut up and not complain about the smell.
June 29th, 2007 at 10:36 am
Amen Charles! I don’t remember how long ago it was that somebody wanted to put a big dairy south of town. Some of the residents around them objected and those residents fell into category 3 of your list. A lot of people pointed the finger at those folks including a couple of county commissioners for “moving to the country”. Those were the same county commissioners that approved those developments! Those people living around the proposed dairy simply pointed out that the proposed dairy did not conform to the current county ordinances.
The bottom line is that everyone has to follow the ordinances. Yet it seems like the people who bring the ordinance violation to light get frowned upon for doing so. I feel for the neighbors in this case.
July 2nd, 2007 at 4:30 pm
The Lund’s need will need something to help with noise control…it doesn’t sound like the Eggerts’ are very responsible and that is possibly the reason their dog facility was denied. It is a shame that they think so little of their neighborhood that they would puposefully “irritate” them. SHAME ON THE EGGERTS!! Regarding “city folk” moving to the country…I know you move to the country for quiet, less traffic and big, safe yards for your kids. It also comes with the noise & smell of the tractors and livestock, etc. that was ALREADY THERE. Ordinances are in place to keep order in the neighborhood. To that end, we all need to be able to enjoy our little corner of paradise.