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LeRoy Plaza development has first tenant
LEROY — LeRoy Plaza has its first tenant, and the 15-acre development site should have at least three more within a year. Flanagan State Bank moved to its larger, more permanent facility last Friday, and loan officer Steve Vandiver said it more than triples the space at the previous location on U.S. 150 (504 N. Walnut St.) “We’re real pleased, and the response has been real positive,” added Vandiver. The facility has been in LeRoy since December 2005. Flanagan, established in 1903, now has five branches. The former location in LeRoy didn’t have drive-up service or lock boxes. Those were incorporated into the new facility located at the corner of Chestnut and Sunset streets. Vandiver said there are plans to hire a full-time agriculture lending officer to complement the current staff of three full- and two part-time employees. More to come Construction on the Love’s Truck Stop is also underway, with a projected opening of around Nov. 1, said City Administrator Jeff Clawson. An Arby’s restaurant is planned as a part of the construction. “Up to this point, there have been no real surprises” during construction, Clawson said. He is “fairly confident” the project would come in on time unless the weather does not cooperate this fall. Other businesses slated for LeRoy Plaza will be Jack’s Café, due to open in February 2008, and Holiday Inn Express, which could be completed by next summer. Clawson said the Sunset/Chestnut intersection may have to be re-tooled to accommodate the anticipated truck traffic. “We’re going to have possibly a multiple of 10 times the current traffic,” he said. City engineers are looking at the best way to change the intersection to increase traffic flow. Traffic sign — Farmer City Police Chief Larry Woliung hopes moving a sign that says “No Left Turn” on John Street will be more visible to drivers. “The sign has been there for about eight years,” said Woliung. “People have said they didn’t see it.” The sign was located at the stop sign at Richardson and John streets. Now, it’s been moved across the street so it’s more visible to drivers. Drivers coming down Richardson Street toward the elementary and high school are asked not to turn left on John Street before- and after school, when the crossing guard is present. Vehicles turning left present a problem for the crossing guard, who is directing traffic both ways on John Street. E-mail this story | Print this story | Search archives | RSS Show comments |  Hide comments | Hide comments on all stories |
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