JOHNSTOWN, Ohio (WSYX) -- The signing of the CHIPS Act puts to the forefront the reality of Intel finally being able to break ground.
From her porch on Green Chapel Road, one woman has been watching the progress being made at the new Intel site. She said she believes now the construction will ramp up even more.
"I imagine they're really going to get into the swing of it," said the woman, who asked not to be identified. "The fence went up really quickly."
But for her, it's not all good news. She said Intel just approached her family to buy their home.
"My husband said we're not interested right now," she said. "He knows I'm a bit upset about this. We raised our four children here. We've worked over the years to have this land. And it means the world to us. But a change might be good."
It's a change expected in nearby Johnstown.
Nick Muncie, who works for the Granville Milling Company, said he has mixed feelings about it, adding that the face of his hometown soon will be changed forever.
"It's going to be interesting," he said. "This area is going to boom."
With a boom, he said he hopes this means more business for the company.
"I think our business here, the pet side and bird seed, I think it will jump up a little bit with people moving into town, and will have small pets and animals," Muncie said. "Obviously we supply all that stuff."
But with progress, he said he knows there will be growing pains.
"I don't know how it's going to impact the schools," Muncie said. "They only have one school out here; they're going to have to expand the schools. But like traffic through town, that might be a nightmare."
It's that impact that has the unidentified woman still not completely on board with change.
"I've watched my neighbors go, and like the big farm up there, the road was named after the Green family in 1860," she said. "There are a lot of memories. You couldn't ask for better neighbors."
Intel has not given a date of the groundbreaking, but in a statement, CEO Pat Gelsinger said:
"We are thrilled to see funding for the CHIPS Act enacted into law. Intel is committed to restoring end-to-end leadership, innovation and manufacturing here in the U.S. We are doing our part and the federal government has now done their part. Thanks to President Biden, Secretary Raimondo, bipartisan leaders in Congress and everybody involved in supporting the semiconductor industry. We look forward to working with the Department of Commerce on the implementation of this important initiative."