A proposed 190,000 chicken operation Southwest of Lincoln appears to be stalled for now. After a five-hour hearing, the Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning commission came one short of the five votes needed to allow the project to move forward.But since two commissioners were not present, the issue will come back in two weeks for another vote."We liked what we heard from the commissioners, the ones who voted for our special permit. So I think we're going to get positive results out of the next meeting," said the owner of the property, Randy Essink.Essink is seeking a special permit to build four 600-foot long buildings on his property in southwest Lancaster County near Crete.The chickens he produced would supply the Costco Poultry plant in Fremont."I'm glad to be in agriculture and just want the opportunity to develop our farm," Essink said.But a number of neighbors oppose the project.Curt McConnell lives about a quarter of a mile from the site."They'll look like aircraft hangers," McConnell said.He is worried about what the operation will do to property values."We'll lose about 40 percent of our property valuation overnight if these barns go in," McConnell said.About 70 other residents live within 1 1/2 miles of the proposed operation.They are concerned about the smell and the environmental impact of having 5,200 tons of chicken manure produced annually."And they remove that once a year from the buildings," McConnell said.Those who testified in favor of the operation said the facility uses state-of-the-art technology.Essink said he would also submit to state oversight of his waste and odor management, even though it is not required by law."I think one of the challenges we have with this specific kind of livestock is it's something people in Nebraska, just aren't familiar with," Jessica Kolterman of Lincoln Premium Poultry said.She said studies show the odor won't affect nearby neighbors."It doesn't travel beyond a quarter mile generally speaking. If there is odor, it will be intermittent and will be gone in a short period of time," Kolterman said.She said Costco is excited to work with local farmers to diversify their ag operation.McConnell said only one or two people will be hired to run the farm."They're talking about putting 200,ooo chickens in these four aircraft hangers over there. At some point, you have to say this isn't family farming any more that's an industry and it should be on industrial ground," McConnell said.Commissioners said current state law and zoning regulations do not address these types of operations.The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality and the Lancaster County Health Department don't have oversight unless there is a complaint."I am sorry we don't have standards and rules in place large scale ag operations in our county," Commissioner Sandra Washington said.