Imported meats company construction plan approved for near Vineland industrial park
VINELAND — Imported meat distributor Relema Inc. will move onto one of the West Garden Road properties the city acquired in recent years to supplement its adjacent industrial park.
City planners on Wednesday night unanimously approved a two-phase development plan from Relema, which intends to start with construction of 68,394 square feet of building.
The company also received preliminary approval for its phase two goal, expanding the facility to a total of 137,892 square feet.
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Stefano Tedesco, a company representative, testified before the Planning Board that the facility will accept cured meats from European sources.
“So, we slice and repackage them, Tedesco said. “Then, we distribute nationwide.”
The roughly 12.3-acre property is on the north side of the 1600 block of West Garden Road, east of North Mill Road.
Voting to approve the design were Vice Chairman Michael Pantalione and members Doug Menz, Sandy Velez, Nilsa Rosario, and David Catalana. Chairman David Manders was recused.
Joe Smith is a N.E. Philly native transplanted to South Jersey more than 30 years ago, keeping an eye now on government in South Jersey. He is a former editor and current senior staff writer for The Daily Journal in Vineland, Courier-Post in Cherry Hill, and the Burlington County Times.
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