Residents attended a meeting of the Jacksonville Planning Commission on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Many protested plans for an animal processing plant. | J. Brooks Terry, Jacksonville Daily RecordResidents attended a meeting of the Jacksonville Planning Commission on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Many protested plans for an animal processing plant. | J. Brooks Terry, Jacksonville Daily Record
Residents attended a meeting of the Jacksonville Planning Commission on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Many protested plans for an animal processing plant. | J. Brooks Terry, Jacksonville Daily Record

Plans for animal processing plant withdrawn

Published on April 19, 2024 at 11:19 am

The agent for the property owner seeking a zoning exception to build an animal processing facility in Northwest Jacksonville has withdrawn the application.

Prestige Properties withdrew the application Thursday at a Jacksonville Planning Commission meeting after dozens of residents voiced opposition to the project.

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“We’re not here to make people unhappy or upset,” Andre Bahri of Prestige Properties told the commission.

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