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Board approves plan to convert former bottling plant into community center serving formerly incarcerated people

Goshen City Board of Zoning Appeals · March 24, 2026
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Summary

The board approved a proposal to repurpose a former Coca‑Cola bottling plant as a community center to support reentry services, subject to screening, parking arrangements, and other staff-recommended conditions.

Planning staff presented a request to use a former Coca‑Cola bottling plant on a Main Street parcel as a community center to assist formerly incarcerated individuals and their families; staff recommended approval with conditions.

Staff noted the site is in an M‑1 district where community centers are not a permitted use and that the application therefore required a use variance. Staff also…

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