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Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright
It's not really though, industrial and logistics cannot locate in city centers anymore, the land isn't there to do it. These facilities are being built on the fringes of what is already a very densely developed industrial ring around Chicago. It's not sprawl if there's literally nowhere else you can practically put it, it's not like this is the announcement of a 2,000 tract housing development. Go drive down 294 to see what this corridor will turn into. If there is anywhere we should be locating massive industrial complexes it's between Milwaukee and Chicago because then it is as centrally located to as many workers and markets as possible. Better here than out by Aurora...
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Industrial facilities like Foxconn in SE Wisconsin are concerning (to me at least) because the potential for environmental degradation is high. Lake, Kenosha, and Racine counties aren't necessarily an outdoorsman's paradise, but they are arguably the most pristine natural areas within an hour of Chicago. Not saying I wouldn't have those concerns in Aurora and the Fox River, but there's less to f*** up out that way.