January 30, 2019
1or 2? Box stores considered
By JILL DENNING GACKLE
Are there two dollar stores sniffing at Garrison? Dollar General announced in December its intentions to build east of Garrison, although a formal zoning request has not yet been received by the City of Garrison.
Now the Planning and Zoning Committee will hear a request from Dave Jeffrey Monday to rezone west of Dairy Queen from highway service to commercial, which would allow another dollar store. He was asked for a comment on the nature of the business and declined. He said he would neither confirm or deny whether it was going to be a dollar store.
But speculation is running strong.
A dozen business people gathered at a Chamber's governmental affairs meeting Monday to discuss the ramifications of potentially two big box stores.
“Even though there is a rumor it's for a Family Dollar store, we don't know if it is,” Bruce Schreiner said. But Schreiner said Jeffrey told people he wanted to bring Family Dollar to Garrison.
Now the Planning and Zoning Committee will hear a request from Dave Jeffrey Monday to rezone west of Dairy Queen from highway service to commercial, which would allow another dollar store. He was asked for a comment on the nature of the business and declined. He said he would neither confirm or deny whether it was going to be a dollar store.
But speculation is running strong.
A dozen business people gathered at a Chamber's governmental affairs meeting Monday to discuss the ramifications of potentially two big box stores.
“Even though there is a rumor it's for a Family Dollar store, we don't know if it is,” Bruce Schreiner said. But Schreiner said Jeffrey told people he wanted to bring Family Dollar to Garrison.
