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Patch Project update: Sugar Foods lease, Allure Apartments progress and transfer of land to town discussed
Summary
Town participants reviewed the Patch Project status: Building 1 is leased to Sugar Foods for food-grade production; Building 2 has multiple tenants including an indoor soccer facility; Allure Apartments have several buildings with temporary occupancy; a parcel is slated for transfer to the town for possible public-safety or civic use.
At the start of new business, Speaker 1 asked the group to review the Patch Project status reports. Speaker 3 and Speaker 4 described a site that has shifted from a farm field to a mixed commercial and residential development with substantial leasing activity.
Speaker 4 said Building 1 (southern part of the site) "was recently leased to Sugar Foods" and that the tenant is converting the space to food-grade production to make salad toppings, croutons and fried onions. Speaker 4 said most of Building 2 (along Graham Road) has been leased, citing a hardware retailer relocated from Greenwood and a large indoor soccer facility that attracts youth and adult players and increased local traffic; Speaker 4 also said the soccer facility may serve alcohol, a concern for some residents.
Speaker 4 reported Allure Apartments remain under construction but noted that about five buildings have received temporary certificates of occupancy and leasing has begun; landscaping and remaining work remain pending until spring. At the corner of Whiteland Road and Graham Road, Speaker 4 said a proposed c-store/gas station and future retail strip are in development plan review with only a few outstanding comments and an anticipated spring groundbreaking.
On land transfer, Speaker 4 said a portion of the project agreement requires transferring land to the town for potential civic use (examples discussed included a public safety station), but the developer is not expected to build that facility; the agreement includes a trigger tied to a date in the project schedule. Speaker 3 and Speaker 4 differed on completion status presented in the project reports: Speaker 3 noted the reports list Phase 1 as "100% complete," and Phase 2 infrastructure as "100% complete" while apartments were "80% complete;" Speaker 4 said, "It is not a 100% complete in my eyes," indicating the town will continue to review the Phase 2 infrastructure completion status.
Speakers also discussed parks planning and whether the school corporation might donate land for softball fields; Speaker 4 cautioned that staff capacity and funding constraints argue for smaller, phased park projects rather than a multimillion-dollar initial investment.
No formal votes or ordinance adoptions were taken on the Patch Project during this meeting; staff and board members said they would continue to review infrastructure completion and outstanding items in the development plan review process.
