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Safety director flags Syntheca code and zoning issues; council told aggregation and OPWC applications are pending
Summary
Safety & Service Director Mark Wendling told council that anaerobic-digester operator Syntheca has unresolved building-code and zoning issues and will likely need a conditional-use review before the Board of Zoning Appeals; Wendling also said energy-aggregation actions and an OPWC application are on the agenda.
Safety & Service Director Mark Wendling told the Committee of the Whole on Jan. 8 that Syntheca, the anaerobic-digester operator at the corner of Murray and Vine, has invested in the site and is operating while several building-code and zoning issues remain unresolved.
"They did report that to date, they have invested $70,000,000 into the site," Wendling said, adding that Syntheca reported 18 employees on-site, average wages of "$20 to $30 per hour," and that the operation is at about 60%…
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