FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Residents in southwest Allen County are raising concerns after a proposal was filed for a quarry and industrial development near the new Indiana University Health hospital campus.
Filings submitted Tuesday to the Allen County Plan Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals outline plans for a quarry and related development on land south of the Norfolk Southern railroad tracks, east of Homestead Road, and north of the IU Health facility.
According to a letter from the West and East Hamlets Homeowners Associations, the Heritage Group is under agreement to acquire roughly 1,600 acres south of U.S. 24. The preliminary proposal includes a phased quarry operation across several hundred acres, along with a rail spur and staging area, concrete and asphalt plants with structures up to 85 to 100 feet tall, and industrial zoning along parts of the I-69 corridor for contractor yards and material sales.
The associations say the proposal would also include commercial zoning near the IU Health campus for potential medical offices, assisted living facilities, hotels, and similar uses. Land north of the Norfolk Southern rail line, immediately south of the Hamlets neighborhoods, is identified as a buffer area with no development proposed…