HENRIETTA, N.Y.— "We have to make them to a certain specific size because inside each one there are screens," Christina Kretchmer explained when asked about where her honey bees nest.

Beekeeping is just one passion for Kretchmer. She keeps them on the 20 acres of land along the border of Rush and Henrietta she's lived on her entire life. But, all this could one day be gone and it has Kretchmer concerned.

"If it was ten miles away from here I would still be trying to rally the troops of everyone that lives in the area," Kretchmer said.

About 9 square miles was studied and around 1,300 acres were identified as prime locations for future development. Kretchmer's land borders one of the seven sites.

"Yes this is my backyard, but in reality it's everyone's backyard," Kretchmer said.

Worried the future of Henrietta could look more dense than lush, Kretchmer did some digging.

"There are 1,000 acres that are up for sale already, put the study aside," Kretchmer said. "And as far as commercial industrial real estate that's for sale and for lease we have more than 590,000 square feet of building."

Kretchmer wants town leaders to reassess their proposed plan.

"Truly think about the future and what you want the future to look like," Kretchmer suggested.

But, town leaders are quick to say they are thinking about Henrietta's future. In fact, rezoning and then developing the land is a continuation of a plan that's been in place since 2003.

"The latest update that was done in 2011, more or less mandated that we move to this next step and identify large parcels of possibly industrially zoned land," Henrietta Town Supervisor Jack Moore said.

Moore said the idea behind what's known as the 'Smart Growth' plan is to make sure if and when a developer is seeking to build a 30-acre office park for example, they're ready.

"The thing that we want to avoid is the fact that somebody comes and says they want to bring that here and we don't have a plan," Moore said.

Understanding making plans for the future is important, Kretchmer notes so is taking care of what we have now.

"Land I don't believe has to have a revenue value to be of importance," Kretchmer.

At the April 6 town board meeting, the public is invited to comment on the environmental impact study of the proposed rezoning.