Former Meadows off-site betting space to house medical equipment manufacturing

The Harmar supervisors have approved the conversion of a former gambling site into a medical equipment manufacturing facility.

By a 4-0 vote with Supervisor Bob Exler absent, the supervisors greenlighted the plan of Madison Acquisitions to remake the former Meadows off-track betting site on Anchor Drive into a manufacturing facility for Zoll Medical Corp.

Bernard T. Reilly, Madison Acquisitions president, presented the plan to the supervisors. He said the Meadows property was purchased by his company last fall.

“There will be a tenant leasing the entire building, and that would be Zoll Medical,” Reilly said.

The present building at 1 Anchor Drive will be retained, and Reilly said it will be gutted and completely renovated inside and out. Also, a 15,000-square-foot addition will be built to accommodate Zoll’s needs.

He said parking for 300 vehicles will be provided as part of the development, and parking will be controlled.

“They’re consolidating two facilities, one from (Route) 910 and one from O’Hara,” Reilly said.

Zoll’s O’Hara facility is on Gamma Drive in RIDC Park, while the Route 910 facility is in a business park in the Indianola section of Indiana Township.

The company is headquartered in Chelmsford, Mass., and has facilities around the world.

According to Zoll’s website, it “… develops and markets medical devices and software solutions that help advance emergency care and save lives, while increasing clinical and operational efficiencies. With products for defibrillation and cardiac monitoring, circulation enhancement and CPR feedback, supersaturated oxygen therapy, data management, ventilation, therapeutic temperature management and sleep apnea diagnosis and treatment, ZOLL provides a comprehensive set of technologies that help clinicians, EMS and fire professionals, as well as lay rescuers, improve patient outcomes in critical cardiopulmonary conditions.”

The company hopes to be in the new facility by October, he said.

Matt Pitsch, township engineer, reviewed Madison Acquisition’s plans and said they are in order.

“I think it’s going to look really nice when it’s completed,” Pitsch said.

“We’re excited to be part of the township,” Reilly said.