{"id":13419,"date":"2020-11-15T03:40:44","date_gmt":"2020-11-15T03:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brownsburgsentinel.com\/site\/?p=13419"},"modified":"2020-11-16T17:20:48","modified_gmt":"2020-11-16T17:20:48","slug":"project-aisle-confirms-lebanon-site-selection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brownsburgsentinel.com\/site\/2020\/11\/15\/project-aisle-confirms-lebanon-site-selection\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Aisle Confirms Lebanon Site Selection"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NEWCO<\/span>LD Selects Lebanon Indiana <\/strong><\/h1>\n

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November 15, 2020<\/strong>
\nThe veil of secrecy has been lifted on a commercial investment in the State, a venture formerly known as Project Aisle<\/strong>.  NewCold<\/a><\/span><\/strong> a Netherlands based cold chain logistics company recently announced they were expanding their customer partnership with Conagra Brands by building a new state of the art facility in the Lebanon Business Park.<\/p>\n

The new facility is approximately half the size of the mammoth Lucas Oil stadium, home of the Indianapolis Colts. At 141 feet high (43 meters), the facility holds over 100,000 pallet positions.  The Lebanon Indiana facility will be NewCold\u2019s third facility in the U.S., including an existing presence in Tacoma, Wash., and Burley, Idaho.<\/p>\n

The Indiana Economic Development Corporation offered NewCold up to $2.828 million in conditional tax credits based on its job creation. The company can claim the performance-based tax credits based on the terms set forth in the economic development agreement. <\/p>\n

NewCold will begin hiring immediately for project developers and will fill positions in warehouse management and operations, business development and administration starting in Q3 2021. The US$150 million facility is projected to create 150-200 new jobs. Interested applicants may view open positions and apply at newcold.com\/careers<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

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A historical perspective:<\/strong>
\nOn August 27th, the Town of Brownsburg announced they lost their bid as the location for Project Aisle. The article detailing Brownsburg’s loss of Project Aisle is found >> HERE <<<\/span>.<\/a><\/p>\n

How Did Project Aisle Fail in Brownsburg ?<\/strong>
\nThe legal reason for the failure of Project Aisle, is the applicant failed to answer one of three mandatory questions asked by the Board of Zoning Appeals to all<\/u> <\/em>applicant’s. As a result, their request for a height variance was denied.  <\/p>\n

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At the August 10th, 2020 Advisory Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) \u2013 Regular Meeting one item on  the agenda was the 160 ft height variance from applicant.  Nearly 80+ people attended filled town hall, the overflow tech room and hallway. All of whom testified they were against the project. Three questions are by Brownsburg ordinance required to be answered. The applicant failed to answer:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Question #2 <\/strong> \u2014 \u201d (2) The use and value of the area adjacent to the property included in the variance will not be affected in a substantially adverse manner.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Multiple members of the BZA committee asked \u201cCould there be a reduction in adjacent property values?\u201d \u2014 The applicant was unable to provide any answer with supporting evidence.  The vote on the variance request failed unanimously<\/em>, statute allowed no other result.  <\/p>\n

Reference:
\nAdvisory Board of Zoning Appeals \u2013 Regular Meeting
\nhttp:\/\/brownsburgin.swagit.com\/play\/08112020-547<\/a><\/span>
\nBZDV-06-20-1834 PROJECT AISLE MAXIMUM STRUCTURE HEIGHT<\/p>\n

NO Community Outreach by The Town of Brownsburg Public Servants<\/strong>
\nIn addition, there was significant resistance by Brownsburg and County area residents. Greater than 2000+ people shared a myriad of concerns about \u201cProject Aisle\u201d, with any member of town governance who would listen.  A list of concerns concerns is found on their website here: https:\/\/stopprojectaisle.com\/<\/a>. Even with strict COVID restrictions in place, more than 80+ people attended each meeting where this item was on the agenda.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The absence of transparency and community outreach by the Town of Brownsburg, particularly after portions of the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) were lifted, meant the project faced growing suspicion, formidable and growing opposition had the project received it’s zoning variance.  
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Why was Project Aisle Important to Brownsburg? <\/strong><\/p>\n