40. Community Need The Midwest Mega Commerce Center will be a 2,000,000 square foot facility housing several large, technologically advanced manufacturing facilities bringing good-paying jobs to Fayette County. Located near the I-71/US-35 junction, the site will be home to a new LG/Honda electric vehicle battery plant employing an estimated 2,200 jobs. Ground has already been broken on the LG/Honda facility, and other facilities within the Midwest Mega Commerce Center will be under construction soon.
In order to accommodate the large influx of Commerce Center employees and support services, the Village of Jeffersonville has assessed their infrastructure needs and prioritized projects that are essential to new housing and businesses. The three water projects presented here will replace aging infrastructure and increase capacity in Jeffersonville, allowing for new housing and industry.
According to the Federal Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (Explore the map - Climate & Economic Justice Screening Tool (geoplatform.gov)), Jeffersonville has a high number of adults without a high school diploma, a large number of adults over age 65, is in the 95th Percentile for Transportation Barriers, and in the 98th Percentile for a lack of green space. These projects will support the addition of good paying, local jobs in the area (minimizing the cost and time of commuting; a significant transportation barrier) and high-quality housing with pedestrian pathways and greenspace incorporated into the modern, attractive developments. These benefits will allow the Village to both retain residents who might have otherwise relocated for work and attract new residents to help offset the aging population.