Plans to build slaughterhouse on the Southside are off the table after pushback from neighbors

Neighbors in one Southside community said their battle against a proposed slaughterhouse finally paid off.

“I felt like I was the one that needed to speak out first, and I did,” said neighbor Kim Robinson. “And luckily it worked.”

The owners of Apna Bazar decided to withdraw their request for an animal processing facility on Beach Boulevard because so many neighbors opposed the plan.

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“We are all very happy about it,” said Robinson. “Could not be happier.”…

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