There are Amish communities all over this state and country not being forced to give up their ways and modernize against their religious tenants. Why in Lenawee County?

Almost all counties in the state of Michigan require property owners with similar beliefs to install septic tanks and drainfields to properly dispose of sewage generated by their homes. Additionally, these property owners are required to have a safe water supply that meets the requirements of the state well construction code. There are various options to meet these requirements, including those that do not require the use of electricity.

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1. Are you really trying to demolish these property owner’s homes?
2. Why are you persecuting your citizens for their religious beliefs?
3. Why are you requiring them to violate their beliefs by installing modern plumbing and electricity in their homes?
4. What are the “safe options” for outhouses?
5. Is the main issue the lack of a cement vault underneath the outhouse?
6. What are the specific threats to human health and harm from systems currently in use?
7. What is the difference between what these property owner’s are doing and the bio-solids that are sprayed on Lenawee County farms? They both contain human waste that then enters our water cycle.
8. This is their personal property and they have the right to do on it what they want. They aren’t harming anyone. Why should any government entity tell you what to do on your personal property?
9. There are Amish communities all over this state and country not being forced to give up their ways and modernize against their religious tenants. Why in Lenawee County?
10. My neighbor/friend/someone I know has a camper set up in a yard. How is that different than these property owners?