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LORDSTOWN — In the latest play in the TJX drama, officials said this morning that a conservancy will be created through the Trumbull County MetroParks or the Western Reserve Land Conservancy as a buffer zone so that no residents will have to live next to a factory.
Lordstown rezoned 290 acres of property that may be used for a TJX HomeGoods Distribution Center. Some residents are fighting the plan and last week collected signatures to put a referendum on the ballot to reverse the zone change.
They said the loss of residential land is wrong and that moving a factory next door to homes would hurt property values and quality of life for neighboring residents.
Supporters of the center say it will boost employment and the economy and that the tax dollars will bolster schools and services. The $170 million distribution center would employ about 1,000 workers and have an annual payroll of $27 million to $30 million a year, according to company officials.
Lordstown Village Council, after several contentious meetings, last month supported changing the zoning of the seven parcels from residential to industrial in a 3-to-2 vote. The zoning changes are needed to allow the company to build the distribution center.