Residents of Dunn, Wis., object to University of Wisconsin plans for lab

Wisconsin is in the running to land the nation's new high-security lab that will study foot-and-mouth disease, bird flu and other deadly animal illnesses. The $450 million lab is projected to employ at least 300 people and generate more short-term jobs to build it. University of Wisconsin officials, who pitched the project, suggested putting the lab on land the university owns southeast of Madison, in the Town of Dunn. A number of residents have come out against the idea, some citing safety concerns, others because they don't see a 520,000-square-foot, guarded building fitting in with the character of their quiet community.

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