POLL: Do You Think The Slaughterhouse Should Open In Islip?

ISLIP, NY - Town officials will be discussing the proposal to add a poultry slaughterhouse in Islip during a public hearing on Tuesday night.

The Zoning Board of Appeals will be hosting the hearing starting at 6 p.m. at Town Hall on 401 W Main Street in Islip.

According to the agenda, starting at 7 p.m. there will be a discussion on the request to establish poultry slaughterhouse on Beaver Dam Road.

The proposal has already attracted opposition from many residents in town.

Local resident Samantha Roche, who lives just a few blocks away from where the proposed site, told Newsday that she is "disaught" at the idea of a slaughterhouse opening in Islip.

A public Facebook group, Islip Residents Against Slaughter House, has already attracted over 400 members as of Tuesday afternoon.

The applicant of the slaughterhouse, Huntington resident Joseph Rosario, had his attorney submit a letter to the zoning board addressing a few of the concerns of local residents, News12 reports.

"All waste is self-contained in special, refrigerated, walk-in boxes and regularly removed professionally," the letter stated, according to Newsday. "There will be no odors, smoke or soot, as there will be no cooking on the premises."

What do you think?