A stretch of Sugar Ridge Road near Bender Road in North Ridgeville has a long standing neighborhood on one side and a wide open farm on the other.
"This is where we chose to live because it’s quiet out here at night," said resident Brendan McCool.
McCool and other neighbors said they moved to Sugar Ridge because they want to live in a calm country setting.
But now a company called Triple Seven bought this land and wants to build an industrial park on a soybean farm across the road.
Residents worry the industrial park will create noise, increase traffic and drop property values.
North Ridgeville’s Planning Commission has to vote on whether or not to approve the zoning of the property for industrial purposes.
A vote could come as soon as Tuesday night at city hall.
"This is the only real rural part of North Ridgeville left," said Cindy Firak.
About two dozen neighbors placed signs along Sugar Ridge, showing their displeasure with the proposed changes to this land.
The signs read “Save Our Neighborhood” and “Vote No on Rezoning."
If the planning commission approves the plans for the light industrial park, city council would then have to vote on it.
Neighbors said they want the planning commission and city council to listen to their concerns and vote no on the rezoning plan.
"When you pick a place like North Ridgeville to live, it's because you don't want to live in the city," Firak said.
North Ridgeville’s acting mayor, Jeff Armbruster, said he supports the industrial park because it would create jobs and bring in more tax money for the city.
But, neighbors have a clear message for the planning commission.
"Ideally, I'd like them to reject the entire proposal. We want this to be our neighborhood and keep it quiet,” McCool said.
