GOSHEN—New York Senator Charles Schumer says he is all about jobs, which is why he is pushing the Army Corps of Engineers to expedite the approval process for Amy’s Kitchen to start building their new food manufacturing plant in Goshen.
“Amy’s Kitchen will not only bring close to 1,000 jobs themselves, but they will bring other food companies—when somebody as reputable as Amy’s comes, others will follow,” he said at a press conference on March 29 at the site where Amy’s Kitchen plans to build their plant.
Amy’s Kitchen, an organic, pre-made frozen food business, says on its scoping document submitted to the Goshen Town Planning Board it plans to employ about 681 people in their food manufacturing plant. The other jobs Schumer touted would be ancillary, like the farmers who would supply the food and the drivers who would distribute it.
Because the property Amy’s is planning to build on has wetlands, the Army Corps of Engineers has to approve Amy’s plan before it can start building. Schumer, who knows Amy’s owners, the Berliners, said they are “pro-environment” and have gone “above and beyond” the call of duty to ensure their operations have “minimal impact” on the environment.
