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Council hears questions about truck routes and FAA-cleared structure at incoming Chobani plant
Summary
City and county officials told the Rome Common Council the Chobani plant at Griffith International Airport will be monitored with traffic studies and kept to truck routes; county, city and NYSDOT will collaborate on mitigation and a storage structure has FAA clearance, officials said.
Public comment and staff presentations at Rome’s March 11 council meeting focused on traffic, safety and infrastructure impacts from the planned Chobani facility at Griffith International Airport.
Amanda Cortis, speaking for Onidita County, told the council the county — in coordination with the New York State Department of Transportation — completed traffic-impact analyses during conceptual design of the airport-site “triangle” development and that a proposed agreement obligates the county to perform additional analyses and implement mitigation measures if DOT later requests them. "We will work with them to implement any additional traffic or safety mitigation measures," Cortis said.
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