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Public and council tout ag-tech, food-hub plans for old mattress factory site
Summary
Speakers urged using the vacant mattress-factory site at 455 North Quinton Street as an ag-tech accelerator and food hub to support local farmers, create jobs and spur business formation. A private speaker said the project could leverage Escondido's agricultural roots and regional tourism connections.
Members of the public and several councilmembers highlighted a private redevelopment idea for the former mattress factory at 455 North Quinton Street, urging the city to support ag-tech incubation and a food hub to market local produce.
Nonprofit and business speaker Chuck Samuelson described the site as an "eyesore" but "such a pearl of an…
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