Wheatfield Gardens came under attack by several residential property owners in the Timberlakes Subdivision during a recent public hearing in the Town of Wheatfield.
Wheatfield Gardens, at 7241 Shawnee Road, grows industrial hemp – a process its neighbors say creates noise, odor, and inordinate amounts of light during all hours of the day and night.
“Wheatfield Gardens has become a private and public nuisance,” resident Kristine Bly read from a statement. “We are asking that the Town of Wheatfield help remedy the complaints.”
Bly said that, in order for Wheatfield Gardens to cease to be a nuisance, some steps are in order.
“Install carbon adsorption technology. They’re called in the industry ‘scrubbers.’ Require placement of carbon canisters before emission points,” Bly read. “Further, that those carbon units be replaced on a quarterly basis. We would ask that the town building inspector monitor a ‘no detectable odor at or beyond the Wheatfield Garden’s property line’ and periodically check it for compliance.”
Bly also asked for an 8-foot vinyl or wood privacy fence between the greenhouse and the residential properties, as well as for Wheatfield Gardens to install any kind of insulation or barrier necessary to reduce the noise level.
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