SHERBURNE – Plans of developing an industrial sized slaughterhouse in the Town of Sherburne are dead in the water – at least for the time being, according to Steve Craig, Commerce Chenango president and CEO.

Earlier this year, it was revealed that All In Meats, Inc., the newly formed Utica-based enterprise behind the Sherburne slaughterhouse proposal, had hit financial barriers which prevented it from moving forward with the project.

Craig told members of the county’s Planning and Economic Development Committee on Tuesday that All In Meats CEO Donald Meeker is no longer being considered for the project, but that there may be news about a similar project on the horizon.

“He (Meeker) spun a tale of what he wanted to do, but was kind of short on details,” said Craig. “He’s out of the picture, but we’re pursuing some other alternatives right now.”