Amazon itself won’t say exactly why it’s dropping plans for a $30 million warehouse in Churchill, but is content to look at multiple locations and adjust based on needs. Nor were the members of Churchill’s council, whose vote of approval was challenged in court. Letters left with Churchill Borough Director, Alex Graziani, were not immediately returned. Hillwood Developments, which wanted to build a $300 million Amazon warehouse at the former Westinghouse location, did not respond to requests for comment. Opponents of the abandoned project speak. It’s a classic “David Killed Goliath,” Jennifer Corona Hoffman, of Churchill Future, told Action News 4 in Pittsburgh, “Our community is safe right now. We don’t have to deal with the negative environmental ramifications of a project like that huge warehouse that was to be built here in our residential community. “But the loss of potentially as many as 1,500 new jobs is a disappointment for some.” I think they should have done it,” said Tom Strat, who was shopping at the church, said Lynn Sanker, who was shopping in the same plaza, “I thought it would be a good thing for the area, with jobs coming up and things like that. So I’m sorry to see that it won’t It happens to us.” Allegheny County Executive Director Rich Fitzgerald said in a written statement, “We are pleased that Amazon employs 4,000 workers in our area and continues to build logistics hubs with locations in Findlay, North Versailles, Aleppo and Fairywood. As they continue to expand their footprint, we look forward to work with them.” Fitzgerald added: “It is unfortunate that a small group of the unselected population has slowed this development and hampered many potentially useful jobs for young people in the forest. Hills School District. Supporters said the facility would have created new jobs and millions of dollars in tax revenue that would help the Woodland Hills School District. Opponents of the depot put up signs in their yards and protested in front of the town hall. In opposition they said they were primarily concerned about excessive pollution and traffic where there is more Of the 400 homes surrounding the site and two nearby schools. “It’s time to get back to the drawing board,” said Corona Hoffman. It’s time to get creative and not just take the first big name that pops up and try to say yes to it. Amazon issued this statement: “We weigh a variety of factors when deciding where to develop future sites to best serve our stomers.” “It is common for us to explore multiple locations simultaneously and adjust based on our operational needs. “While we have decided not to pursue the site in Churchill, PA, we remain committed to being a good neighbor, corporate citizen and community partner.” “We currently employ more than 4,000 people in the Pittsburgh area and have contributed and committed more than $2 billion to growth. Economic, infrastructure and employee compensation in the last decade. We look forward to continuing a great relationship with the region.”
Amazon itself wouldn’t say exactly why it dropped plans for a $30 million warehouse in Churchill, just that it typically searches multiple locations and adjusts based on needs.
Churchill Mayor Paul Gummerrat admits his jaw fell in the news — but doesn’t comment otherwise.
And there are no members of Churchill’s council, whose vote of approval has been challenged in court. Letters left with Churchill’s district administrator, Alex Graziani, were not immediately returned.
Hillwood Development, which wanted to set up a $300 million Amazon warehouse at the former Westinghouse site, did not respond to requests for comment.
Opponents of the abandoned project speak.
“I think it’s a classic story about ‘David killed Goliath,’ here in the little Churchill area,” Jennifer Corona Hoffman, of Churchill Future, told Action News 4 in Pittsburgh. Dealing with the negative environmental repercussions of a project like that huge warehouse that was to be built here in our residential community.”
But the loss of up to 1,500 new jobs is a disappointment for some.
“I think they should have done it because we don’t have the jobs in that. We lost all our good jobs with the mills. So I think, yeah, it would have been a good place for people to do fast,” said Tom Strat, who was shopping in Churchill.
Lynn Sanker, who was shopping in the same plaza, said, “I thought it would be a good thing for the area, where jobs and things like that come in. So I’m sorry to see that it’s not going to happen to us.”
“We are pleased that Amazon employs 4,000 workers in our region and continues to build logistics hubs with locations in Findlay, North Versailles, Aleppo, and Fairywood,” Allegheny County CEO Rich Fitzgerald said in a written statement. As they continue to expand their footprint, we look forward to working with them. .
“It is unfortunate that a small group of the unelected population has slowed this development and impeded many potentially beneficial jobs for young people in the Woodland Hills School District,” Fitzgerald added.
Supporters said the facility would have created new jobs and millions of dollars in tax revenue that would help Woodland Hills School.
Opponents of the warehouse put up banners in their yards and protested in front of the township building.
Opponents said they are mainly concerned about excessive pollution and traffic as there are more than 400 homes around the site and two schools nearby.
Korona-Huffman said, “It’s time to get back on the drawing board. It’s time to get creative and not just take the first big name that comes up and try to approve it.”
Amazon released this statement:
“We weigh a variety of factors when deciding where to develop future sites to best serve our customers.”
“It is common for us to explore multiple locations simultaneously and adapt based on our operational needs.”
“While we have decided not to pursue the site in Churchill, PA, we remain committed to being a good neighbour, a citizen of the company, and a partner in the community.”
“We currently employ more than 4,000 people in the Pittsburgh area and have contributed and committed more than $2 billion in economic growth, infrastructure, and employee compensation in the past decade. We look forward to a continuing great relationship with the region.”
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