Controversial Batavia housing development gets final approval for construction

Controversial Batavia housing development gets final approval for construction

If you drive into the Village of Batavia from the north, you will see more than a dozen signs lining the roadway in red, white and blue reading: "No more residential tax abatement developments."Without context, the signs can be a bit confusing, but the story about why they've been placed around town stretches back to an annexation attempt in November 2023 through a heated meeting where hundreds of people called for a housing development to be th…