FARMINGTON — Plans and an application for construction of a Family Dollar store on Wilton Road were received by the town Thursday. They will be discussed during a Planning Board meeting set for 6 p.m. Monday, May 12, at the Municipal Building. On behalf of Hunt Real Estate Services of Tampa, Fla., Ransom Consulting Inc. […]
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Proposed business changes come before Farmington board
FARMINGTON — A pair of business changes for Wilton Road will come before the Planning Board when they meet at 6 p.m. Monday, May 12, at the Municipal Building. Plans for a new pizza and sub shop at 254 Wilton Road (Routes 2 and 4) have been submitted to the board by Vasilios Vlahakis of […]
Eight more dollar stores on the way to Lewiston-Auburn area
LEWISTON — More dollar stores are coming. Eight new stores — four Family Dollars and four Dollar Generals — are being planned for locations in Lewiston, Auburn, Turner, Sabattus and Greene. “There is a market for these types of stores in Maine,” said David Hediger, deputy director of Lewiston’s Planning and Code Enforcement Department. “And […]
Paris Planning Board approves Family Dollar store
PARIS — Planning Board members on Tuesday approved plans for a new Family Dollar site on Main Street, forgoing a public hearing on the project. The 8,320-square-foot store is planned for 193 Main St., the site of Shaner’s Family Restaurant. Mackenzie Simpson, a representative from Tampa, Fla.-based developer Hunt Real Estate, told the board the […]
Shaner’s restaurant to be sold; Family Dollar store planned at site
PARIS — Jack Shaner said Wednesday that his decision to sell his Main Street restaurant was the “hardest and most emotional decision I’ve made in my entire life.” Last October, he reached out to representatives from a company that purchases and develops real estate for Family Dollar retail stores. Over the course of months, the developers […]
Property owner says she didn’t want to sell to McLaughlin Foundation
PARIS — The former owner of the 103 Main St. property sold two weeks ago to the McLaughlin Foundation says she was misled into the sale. The foundation, which owns McLaughlin Garden, intends to expand the garden’s footprint into the abutting lot, which includes a 19th-century house. In an interview at her Minot home on Thursday, […]
Public hearing tonight on proposed Family Dollar next to McLaughlin Garden postponed
PARIS — A public hearing concerning the proposed construction of a Family Dollar store on Main Street scheduled for Tuesday night has been postponed at the property developer’s request. Tuesday’s Planning Board meeting was cancelled, and a new public hearing date has not been set. Hunt Acquisitions, a Tampa Fla.-based real estate company, is proposing to […]