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Commission pauses greenhouse-manufacturing application after neighborhood opposition; directs applicant to consult neighbors and staff
Summary
The Planning Commission paused review of a proposed smart-greenhouse manufacturing facility on East Genesee Street after multiple neighborhood speakers raised concerns about zoning, traffic, retaining wall impacts and proximity to schools. The applicant agreed to hold further dialogue with residents and staff; the item will return to a future
The Syracuse Planning Commission put the special-use permit and resubdivision applications for a proposed ACAT smart-greenhouse manufacturing facility on East Genesee Street on hold after extended public comment raised traffic, noise, retaining-wall and land-use concerns.
Ashok Bose, CEO of Sustainable Energy and Agriculture Technology (doing business as ACAT), described a 50-by-50-foot, two-story modular greenhouse manufacturing unit to be assembled on-site and shipped to customers. He said manufacturing would be insulated, loading…
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