Letter to Assistant Secretary Darcy and Commander Caldwell - It's time for Amy's Kitchen to start cooking in Orange County!

Letter

Dear Assistant Secretary Darcy and Commander Caldwell:

I write to urge you to expedite the wetlands review and to provide an official Jurisdictional Determination for the Goshen, New York site where Amy's Kitchen intends to build a meal-manufacturing plant. The company plans to turn the vacant property in Orange County into a major distribution center that would employ hundreds of local residents, but before construction can begin, the Army Corps of Engineers must complete the wetland delineation review and provide an official Jurisdictional Determination for the site.

Amy's Kitchen is a California-based, family-owned organic and natural food distribution company that sells its products to many large national retail chains, including ShopRite, Price Chopper and Wal-Mart. In 2014, the company announced it would build a $95 million, 369,000 square foot development in Goshen, which is estimated to employ nearly 700 local residents in Orange County. The Amy's Kitchen facility is expected to occupy 200 acres between 100 Echo Lake Road and Route 17M.

The Amy's Kitchen site development project has cleared several key hurdles, including support from local governments, Orange County and New York State. The company hopes to begin construction on the plant this fall, and to have the facility up and running by 2018. It is critical that this wetland delineation review be completed, and the official Jurisdictional Determination made, in order to keep this project on track. As you know, this documentation is needed before construction work can begin.

Thank you in advance for your attention to this important matter. Should you have any questions or need further information please do not hesitate to contact my office.

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