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Interesting how it’s only been four months since they released their Roe V. Wade statement sharing their concerns about its ability “to attract diverse scientific, engineering and business talent from around the world’ yet they are planning this, subsequently, it seems that they are playing both sides of the political aisle so they always come out on top.
There is no inconsistency at all to anyone who pays attention to this issue. This new development was officially announced last May. The Post-Roe statement was made in August. Perhaps larger development was considered and future development plans cancelled.
The article says the area for the planned facilities will be spread over about 200 to 300 acres of a 600 acre parcel. Structures will cover max 18% of a 200 acre minimum site, even less if you allow for the fact that much of the space is in 2 three-story structures. So much open space seems a waste. Why not build on a smaller site and preserve more land for other purposes? They could ultimately build out 10X what is planned and still use only half the total 600 acre site. Why so much wasted space? I write this from Europe where I spend 3-4 months a year. In country after country here (UK, Switzerland, France and Spain) I see one example after another of beautiful new industrial and warehousing parks built at much higher density. Car parking alone doesn’t account for this. Is it zoning, other regulations, just local preferences, or something else that leads so frequently to so much wasted space between structures? Can someone please tell me what am I missing here?
You haven’t missed anything about this site, but this is part of a much larger trend in Boone County. This site is likely a very poor use of the land overall – and that point is being argued strongly by some local groups – but that has not stopped this development or any of the dozens of others being built in the area. Surely large industrial could be built closer to urban centers, near mass transit and larger local work forces, without destroying this farmland.
While I do feel that Lebanon needs employers, and the 10% local poverty is horrifying, the US doesn’t built like Europe, and it doesn’t learn.
I am a Boone Co resident and am on the front lines of what this is doing to our community. For Lilly’s proposed campus, the IEDC is requesting that a vital county road be vacated. This road is an artery for county residents to get into town. But most importantly, this road provides safe passage for farmers moving tractors, combines, and equipment. The only other route options if this road is closed are state highways and I-65. State highways are incredibly dangerous for slow moving vehicles. There have been many fatalities of farmers in Boone Co and Ag communities all over the country due to unsafe routes, such as state highways. The IEDC has no right to put the wishes of corporations over public safety in our communities.