“This is my home, this is where I live, this is my home, it’s not just a house,” said Jason Jugovic.

When Jugovic bought this land for him and his family in 2014, he assumed the green open spaces behind his property would stay that way, but the 75 acres are now being considered for a large scale hydroponic tomato farm.

“We’ve had swans behind our house, coyotes, we were told that would be forever green and open space,” said Jugovic.

The residents are upset about the proposed farm whose owners operate a similar hydroponic farm in Albion, but the town supervisor says legally the adjacent homeowners don’t have a leg to stand on.

“It is not open space, it is not green space, it is not forever wild, I don’t know how that misinterpretation got out there,” said Webster town Supervisor, Ronald Nesbitt.

The department of public works explained that the privately owned land which the town of Webster retains development rights to, can be used for agricultural purposes. The town supervisor also said the farm would provide more than 150 jobs.

“That’s good for Webster, jobs are leaving Monroe county at a quick pace, so any jobs that we could have come into Webster, I’m encouraging,” said Nesbitt.

As for Jay’s concerns, the law as explained by the department of public works states that any structures or parking spaces, so long as they’re used for farming purposes, are completely legal.