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Wabash, PACE describe proposed vehicle upfitting hub at 2601 E. 15th; committee reviews special-use application
Summary
Representatives for Wabash and workforce partner PACE presented plans for a light-manufacturing and vehicle upfitting operation at 2601 East 15th Avenue that would employ regionally, perform body mounts and repairs, and later seek a variance for fencing; committee members asked about staffing, operations, and next permitting steps.
The Gary Common Council Planning and Development Committee heard a presentation on a special-use request for 2601 East Fifteenth Avenue to allow light manufacturing related to auto body mounting, upfitting and repair. Representatives said the facility would perform body mounts and repairs for commercial vehicle chassis and operate as a regional service hub.
Benjamin Aliyah, petitioner and representative for Wabash, described the proposed work and said the facility would combine mounting and repair activities with a small machine and fabrication shop. "We…
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