July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Wal-Mart work set to resume (9/7/05)
Hosier gives update on SuperCenter project
By By Rachelle Haughn-
After a long delay, a big project in Portland is finally set to move forward.
Portland Mayor Bruce Hosier told the Portland City Council Tuesday night that construction on the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Portland is scheduled to resume in the next two weeks.
Hosier said he recently spoke with Keith Morris, Wal-Mart senior manager of community affairs, and Joseph Parsley of Carlson Consulting Engineers, the lead engineer for the project.
“Both have assured me (the project is) back on track and will resume full construction,” Hosier said.
A building permit for the new 155,000-square foot discount/grocery store was issued in March by the Jay/Portland Building and Planning Department. The project is expected to take about nine months to complete.
Plans for the new Wal-Mart, which will be near the intersection of West Votaw Street and Industrial Park Drive west of Jay County Hospital, include a grocery store and tire/lube auto service center.
Hosier said the project has been halted for several months because of “drainage issues.” He did not know when the supercenter might be completed or how long it has been since construction stopped.
A call by The Commercial Review seeking comment from Morris this morning was not returned by press time.
Also Tuesday, the council sent a five-year tax abatement request to the Portland Tax Abatement Advisory Committee for review.
Joyce-Dayton Corp.-Portland Division is seeking an abatement on the purchase of a new horizontal machining center to be used for the plant’s general manufacturing operations.
Jay County Development Corporation executive director Robert Quadrozzi said the piece of equipment will cost $229,000. It will create one new job with an annual salary of $33,000.
Plant manager Gary Fulton said the company manufactures linear motion lifting equipment.
A tax abatement allows companies to pay taxes in increasing increments over several years, phasing in the additional taxes due on the capital investment.
In other business, Hosier announced that he has appointed Councilman Dolphus Stephens to the Portland Board of Works.
Stephens will fill a seat left vacant by city clerk-treasurer Linda Kennedy. She resigned from the board Friday because she was named clerk-treasurer, Hosier said.[[In-content Ad]]
Portland Mayor Bruce Hosier told the Portland City Council Tuesday night that construction on the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Portland is scheduled to resume in the next two weeks.
Hosier said he recently spoke with Keith Morris, Wal-Mart senior manager of community affairs, and Joseph Parsley of Carlson Consulting Engineers, the lead engineer for the project.
“Both have assured me (the project is) back on track and will resume full construction,” Hosier said.
A building permit for the new 155,000-square foot discount/grocery store was issued in March by the Jay/Portland Building and Planning Department. The project is expected to take about nine months to complete.
Plans for the new Wal-Mart, which will be near the intersection of West Votaw Street and Industrial Park Drive west of Jay County Hospital, include a grocery store and tire/lube auto service center.
Hosier said the project has been halted for several months because of “drainage issues.” He did not know when the supercenter might be completed or how long it has been since construction stopped.
A call by The Commercial Review seeking comment from Morris this morning was not returned by press time.
Also Tuesday, the council sent a five-year tax abatement request to the Portland Tax Abatement Advisory Committee for review.
Joyce-Dayton Corp.-Portland Division is seeking an abatement on the purchase of a new horizontal machining center to be used for the plant’s general manufacturing operations.
Jay County Development Corporation executive director Robert Quadrozzi said the piece of equipment will cost $229,000. It will create one new job with an annual salary of $33,000.
Plant manager Gary Fulton said the company manufactures linear motion lifting equipment.
A tax abatement allows companies to pay taxes in increasing increments over several years, phasing in the additional taxes due on the capital investment.
In other business, Hosier announced that he has appointed Councilman Dolphus Stephens to the Portland Board of Works.
Stephens will fill a seat left vacant by city clerk-treasurer Linda Kennedy. She resigned from the board Friday because she was named clerk-treasurer, Hosier said.[[In-content Ad]]
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