Churchill Council on Tuesday voted in favor of a controversial Amazon warehouse in their residential community. Council voted 5-2, with council members Adam McDowell and Norma Greco opposing the development. The vote comes after a 14-day public hearing that included more than 55 hours of testimony — and about a
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Representatives of a development company interested in purchasing a plot of land in Churchill for use as an Amazon distribution center addressed an array of concerns from residents, many of whom oppose the potential development. During a Churchill Borough Planning Commission meeting on Wednesday, Hillwood Development’s representatives and experts gave
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Details of a potential Amazon distribution site in Churchill were shared at a Borough Planning Commission meeting this week as debate continues to stir about the possible impact on the community.
Hillwood Development, a Texas-based group that has acquired land for Amazon in the region before, is the potential buyer of the 133-acre parcel that formerly housed the George Westinghouse Research Park near the Parkway East.
Hillwood has identified Amazon as the site’s potential occupant, according to the Churchill Borough website.
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A group of Churchill residents are concerned about the impact of a potential Amazon distribution center in their small residential community.
The former site of the George Westinghouse Research Park, a 133-acre parcel located within Churchill Borough, could be developed into an Amazon property.
The potential buyer for the property is Hillwood Development, a Texas-based group that was responsible for acquiring land near Pittsburgh International Airport in Findlay for an Amazon warehouse in 2019.
According to the Churchill Borough website, Hillwood Development has identified the end-user of the Churchill site as Amazon.