Politics & Government
Planning Commission to Vote on Permit for New Auto Dealer at Former Honda Site
The commission is scheduled to vote on a permit that would make the way for a new tenant at the former Honda dealership on Mentor Avenue
A new car dealership may be filling the vacancy left when the Mentor moved from Mentor Avenue to Market Street.
The Planning Commission is scheduled to vote on a conditional-use permit for the new dealer during its meeting 7 p.m. at .
The owner of the former Honda dealer, Gene Norris, told The News-Herald that he was asked not to divulge the name of the new dealership until the meeting.
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The Honda dealer moved in 2010. Earlier this year, had shown interest in putting an Audi dealership the vacant building.
Talks went far enough that the commission even amended to
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However, Penske's interest in the location has since waned.
At the meeting, the Planning Commission is also scheduled to vote on:
- a conditional-use permit for a new rental truck facility on East Avenue
- a permit for an automobile repair shop on Tyler Boulevard.
The agenda for the Planning Commission meeting is attached to this story as a PDF.
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