Harrison County Planning Commission approves plans for 280,000 sq ft distribution center...

Within a a few months, Lanesville will be home to a 280,000 sq ft warehouse dedicated to the sorting and distribution of goods. On Thursday, September 2nd, the Harrison County Planning Commission approved plans from developer Ambrose Property Group to build the facility and they will break ground very soon. Ambrose Property Group is building with a client lined up to lease the property and is not able to reveal the company’s identity due to an NDA.

Ambrose insists that this building will be the “first of its kind in Indiana" with an emphasis on automation and robotics. Their client intends to have two shifts with 216 employees working first, 132 working the second.

The facility will be located at the corner of Pete Schickel Way and Crandall-Lanesville Rd. The plans include extensive landscaping, sound barriers, lighting regulations, and retention ponds to reduce the impact to the neighboring homes.

Several residents spoke up during the meeting, expressing concerns about the project. One resident insisting that:

"We don't know our neighbor is...we can't oppose it because we don't know who we are opposing...we don't know if it's Amazon, we don't know who."

To better understand this project and its implications, we recommend you watch the following video of the vote and listen to the meeting audio in full:

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