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The main issue for Carpenter and her neighbors isn’t the new intended use, but instead, the zoning changes necessary to allow it to operate.

“There’s about 30 acres so they could do tons of other uses and other buildings that wouldn’t go along with the neighborhood,” Ludlow said. “The big problem could be rezoning which would allow for tons more different uses in case they weren’t using all the property or they decided to leave.”