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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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.
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Stretching several football fields long, it is now the largest building in Allegheny County.
As part of an extensive distribution network, the online retail giant would like to build a similar facility on the abandoned 133-acre Westinghouse Research Complex off the Parkway East in Churchill. But some in the borough say the facility has no place in a residential community.
“There is no neighborhood in any part of this country that I can think that would say bring on Amazon and put it in the middle of our houses, our neighborhood, our streets, our kids. You don’t do that,” said Kate Carrigan Hill of Churchill