Ellwood City Borough Council voted to rescind the request by Fifth and Spring, LLC in regards to a Dunkin’ fast food restaurant at the intersection of Fifth Street and Spring Avenue approved during their May 15, 2023 meeting.
At that time, council unanimously approved the 2,060 square foot facility as well as a drive thru contingent on the following conditions: No egress permitted onto Fifth Street from the Dunkin’ parking lot; right hand and left-hand turn from the drive thru lane onto Fifth Street; And moving a curbside pickup spot to the middle of the parking lot. They also approved a request to convert four properties into one buildable lot to house the restaurant, parking lot, and drive thru.
They then moved to approve the request with new conditions: 1. Allowing ingress/egress into/from the Dunkin’ parking lot from/onto Spring Avenue. 2. Allow right turn only from Fifth Street into the Dunkin’ parking lot and right turn only from the Dunkin’ parking lot onto Fifth Street. 3. Allow left and right hand turn from the drive-thru lane onto Fifth Street. 4. Move curbside pickup spot to the middle of the parking lot.
In addition to approval of the new motion, Borough Solicitor Edward Leymarie confirmed that Dunkin’ installed a fence near the drive thru following a call from community member George Ferrante, who spoke during the May council meeting regarding his concerns about disruption of his privacy since his property butts up against the drive-thru.
Bob Rivers, owner of the National Grind coffee shop, continues to attend meetings to express the impact he believes a chain restaurant will have on smaller local businesses and the community.
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