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Council committee advances rezoning for McKinley site amid neighbor noise concerns
Summary
Petitioners asked to rezone a vacant McKinley Avenue site for a 20,000-square-foot BW Cook Heating & Cooling facility; staff recommended approval and the committee advanced the rezoning despite neighbors' concerns about noise from trucks and dumpsters.
A petitioner and prospective tenant told a St. Joseph County committee they plan to relocate BW Cook Heating & Cooling from Elkhart to a vacant McKinley Avenue site and asked the council to rezone the property to allow industrial and commercial uses.
Pete Augustino, representing the petitioner, said the proposed 20,000-square-foot building would include office space, a training center and warehouse. He said the tenant currently employs about 93 people and expects that number to grow to roughly 110 if the relocation proceeds. The petitioner presented a site plan that includes setbacks and…
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