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The Dollar General store is near completion, and will open near the end of October. Now that the parking area is completed, the finishing touches such as fixtures and shelving, will come next.
POMEROY-The City Council approved a vendor agreement; discussed the progress of the Dollar General store on Highway 12; approved a final binding site plan; and held a public hearing on the city's six-year transportation improvement plan according to the minutes of their meeting on October 4.
The Dollar General store building, located on the east side of Highway 12 in Pomeroy, is scheduled to open near the end of October, if all comes together on time. The asphalt of the parking lot is complete but the shelves and fixtures still need to be installed, according to an email from the Senior Development Manager of development company Zaremba Group, Todd Hamula.
The transportation improvement plan concerns projects from 2023 to 2028. Public concern was voiced about the condition of Columbia Street near the intersection with 20th Street. City Superintendent Mike Lockard stated that Columbia Street from 18th to 20th Streets is planned to be added to the transportation improvement plan next year. Included in the plan is a city-wide sidewalk project, which will replace various city-wide sidewalks throughout town that are in poor condition. The transportation improvement plan was approved after the public hearing through Resolution 22-03.
A final binding site plan for property located at 1111 Columbia Street was approved. The owner, Strandfond, LLC, plans to alter the condo mapping for the existing building and then split the property into smaller lots for future development. Further research will be done into variance effect concerning maximum lot coverage, as the property currently has a variance granting maximum lot coverage of 60% and the council was unsure if the variance would extend to the divided lots.
The council also approved a vendor agreement with Blue Mountain Action Council for the low income home water assistance program, which will provide grants to low-income households to reduce arrearages and lower the rates charged for drinking and waste water services to qualifying households.
Further business conducted was announcement of the Shepherd Foundation grant to cover the purchase of a new furnace for the Denny Ashby Library, which will cost $23,000. Replacement of the furnace is needed after leakage during the summer.
Also discussed was raising golf course fees for cart house rental, daily path fee maximum, and yearly non-car house fee, as well as the possibility of acquiring golf carts for rental. No decisions were made on the subject.
