Plans for micro-brewery in Gainesville's Midtown fall through; developer now eyeing Chicopee area

GAINESVILLE - Plans by Left Nut Brewing Company, Inc., to locate a micro-brewery in Gainesville's Midtown have fallen through but the developer is not giving up. Nilanjan Datta now has his eyes set on a site in the Chicopee area south of town. <br /> <br /> According to the agenda for next month's Gainesville Planning and Appeals Board, Datta who was approved for the Midtown location last October (see related story; link below) was subsequently unable to come to terms with the property owner. Now, he is hoping to locate the facility in a 21,000-square-foot building at Atlanta Highway and Chicopee Mill Road that served as the administration building for Chicopee Mill before the mill closed several years ago.<br /> <br /> The application says the brewery will employ five-to-eight people initially and up to 22 permanent employees in the future. Tours and tastings for the public will be offered Tuesday through Saturday and primarily after 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. <br /> <br /> The planning and appeals board is scheduled to consider the request at its March 10 meeting at 5:30 at the Gainesville Justice Center/Public Safety Complex.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />

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