Frequently Asked Questions
We are happy to answer any questions you may have regarding our expansion plans.
Our goal is to simplify our communication and provide clarity to our neighbors. There has been some misinformation and confusion around Creamery Acres.
Below we’ve listed the most recurring questions. Feel free to contact us with any other inquiries.
Question:
What does the Creamery Acres expansion entail, and how will it impact me?
Answer:
There is one building that will be constructed on our land. This building will give us space for additional manufacturing, similar to what we currently achieve in our facility. It will also have flex space that will house training facilities, suppliers, and adjacent manufacturing businesses. We will have interior roads that allow for easy access to the building.
Question:
I keep seeing signs for “Say No to Light Industrial” with a smokestack image. Will there be billowing smoke coming from your facilities?
Answer:
No. These signs are misleading. We are already doing light industrial work. The expansion is simply an extension of the manufacturing we are currently doing at both our Trumbauersville and Quakertown facilities on the property we own.
Question:
Why is expanding businesses like yours important for our community?
Answer:
Not only do we employ hundreds of community members and offer apprenticeship programs and cohort training with high schools and secondary schools for manufacturing, but we also stabilize the tax base by making a larger contribution to help keep the borough and township running smoothly.
Question:
Why does this matter? Why are you expanding?
Answer:
What we do matters. Manufacturing supports the things in your everyday life. From automobiles to airplanes, defense and military, to firearms and tactical gear, to the tractors you mow your lawn with, to large agricultural machines, to the motorcycles and home appliances you use. Our precision component parts are in just about everything you see every day. We aren’t increasing the scope of what we do – we are just doing more of it to employ more people right here in our communities.
Question:
Will this expansion create more traffic?
Answer:
We’ve done a traffic study and it showed that it would be de minimis. As you know, our business doesn’t operate on the weekends. Having suppliers onsite reduces more coming and going traffic patterns. The way we ship parts and receive materials will see little to no change.
Question:
Will the storm water issues in Trumbauersville worsen with this expansion?
Answer:
In tandem with our expansion, we will have a storm water management plan. This plan will need to be approved by Trumbauersville council members and engineers. Our storm water management plan ensures we manage all the run-off water from the new and existing buildings and parking lots. Did you know Allentown Road is a state road? Once approved, we will work with the state to help ensure their road is also mitigating storm water issues. Long-time residents know, this road had a large culvert that they replaced with a 36” pipe causing water issues for our community. Our goal is to have them remedy this area with a better water run-off solution.
Question:
I heard that there is well water contamination and you are a reason why that exists. Is that true?
Answer:
No. Take a look at the municipality’s well-water document. You’ll see where the issue started and how they are rectifying it.
Question:
What is the difference between zoning and a variance?
Answer:
- Zoning is a local government process that designates land for specific uses to promote orderly development, protect property values, and ensure the health and safety of residents.
- Variance is a legal exception to zoning regulations, allowing a property owner to deviate from strict requirements when unique circumstances create an undue hardship, enabling a reasonable use of the property.
Question:
Why do you want to be rezoned? Won’t that impact our community in a negative way?
Answer:
We need to be rezoned for a few reasons:
- First is the safety and security of our neighbors, employees, and those who visit our business and community. The first rule of being a good neighbor is being compliant. Rezoning ensures that a business follows the standards set in the municipality. Those who are driving the narrative that rezoning will cause issues for residents and hurt our landscape and land – we wholeheartedly disagree. We have questions for them: What are they trying to hide, or who are they trying to protect?
- Rezoning allows for restrictions on all businesses, which means there is a specific level to which all businesses must operate.
- Zoning didn’t exist when our founder started the business more than 75 years ago.
Question:
Are you trying to make Trumbauersville into an industrial area?
Answer:
No, we are not. Rezoning or zoning is done on a case-by-case basis. Anyone trying to open a business would need to file, be approved, and then comply with the zoning ordinances.
Question:
What if there is a fire? Will our town have enough water to cover your expansion?
Answer:
Not only do we have state-of-the-art fire detection and fire remediation currently on our site, but we will also add water tanks in case of an emergency (35K sq ft of water) or what is currently required by the municipality.
Question:
Why not build more houses on the property?
Answer:
We need to expand the business to meet the needs of our customers. Housing creates additional challenges for our community. Traffic patterns would certainly increase as each house would have automobiles coming and going from the property multiple times a day. Residential houses do not ease the tax burden on the community while a business like ours helps fund borough and community improvements as well as employee and support community members.
Question:
What is the time frame?
Answer:
We expect to start the expansion in 2026.