Businesses planned along Jefferson Avenue
A national chain may be making a move in Washington while an established family business explores expanding its entrepreneurship.
A developer has taken the first steps for a new Dollar General store at 710-730 Jefferson Ave., and the family that owns Veltri Cleaners is considering delving into car sales.
Veltri Brothers filed a use-by-right application for a used car lot at 1050 Jefferson Ave. on a parcel of land they own across from their dry-cleaning business. That application and a use-by-right and subdivision application from Penntex Ventures for the Dollar General project will be reviewed Aug. 31 by the Washington Planning Commission.
Jim Veltri said the car sales venture is in the exploratory stage.
“Definitely nothing is written in stone,” he said. “We’re just getting started.”
According to Ron McIntyre, city code enforcement officer, the new Dollar General would replace the store currently located in the Shop ‘n Save plaza on West Beau Street because that lease expires in March 2017.
Dollar General spokesman Nolan Miles said the Jefferson Avenue project is in the “due diligence phase.”
“…Which means we’re interested in adding a new location to Washington County, but have not committed to doing so yet,” he said. “Based on our current timeline, I anticipate a decision will not be made on this project until early fall.”
Nolan said there are no plans to close the nearby Henderson Avenue store.
The Dollar General site neighbors another ongoing development, O’Reilly Auto Parts. The specialty retailer of automotive parts, tools and equipment was given the green light by city council in June to develop the northeast corner of Jefferson and Oakland avenues as a retail space.