The Greene Township  Zoning Hearing Board (Lee Kyler, Chairman, Emery Elbel, Vice-Chairman , Ernest Tarner, Member, Kenneth Mummert, Alternate Member, David Cleaver, Attorney) granted Penn-Mar's Ethanol's application for a height variance on 22 out of 40 buildings.  It also confirmed the Zoning Officer's (Travis Brookens) original determination that Penn-Mar's distillery is a permitted use.

Citizens for a Quality Environment and eight residents near the proposed ethanol distillery will be Appealing the decision of the Greene Township Zoning Hearing Board to the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas.
See Ethanol plant gets first approvals (Click) by Jim Hook, Public Opinion, May 27, 2005
Also see Appeal expected on ethanol plant (Click) by Don Aines, Herald-Mail Online, May 27, 2005
Also see Ethanol plan OK upsets residents (Click) By Leah Farr The Sentinel, May 27, 2005

If you have been denied a variance from the Greene Township Zoning Hearing Board please let us know the reason for the denial.  Email us at director @ C4aQE.org or email Greene Township. 

Now would be a very good time to write your Letter to the Editor and letters to our elected officials voicing your opposition to the ethanol distillery/refinery and the way Penn-Mar has been "working" with local officials.

"...The plant also would emit annually 60 tons of nitrogen oxides, 45 tons of sulfur dioxide, 103 tons of particles, 49 tons volatile organic compounds, 70 tons of carbon monoxide and 7 tons of hazardous air pollutants, according to the application."  from Jim Hook article: Developer to find out if ethanol plant wins first of approvals, Public Opinion, May 21, 2005  (Click for complete article)

Does this include the large trucks coming to the distillery/refinery and leaving the distillery/refinery?  See Truck Stacking map.