260503SU — Wood Resource Recovery De-Packing Facility
Description
Request to operate a human food-grade de-packing facility augmenting the existing vegetative debris composting operation on 36.77 acres in an M-2 zone; denied after extensive opposition over odors, groundwater, and proximity to Fessenden Elementary School and the Canyons.
Impact summary
The County Commission denied it on Jun 2, 2026.
Neighbors, the Canyons zipline park, Fessenden Elementary, and Progressive Union Missionary Baptist Church avoid a new industrial food-waste operation; the applicant may return with a revised, enclosed proposal.
Applicant
- Name
- Wood Resource Recovery (WRR) of Marion County, LLC (with Denali Water Solutions)
- Address
- 8510 and 8548 NW Gainesville Road, Ocala, FL 34482
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 21
- Total mentions
- 1
Last vote · County Commission
Last discussed Jun 2, 2026.
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