Council advances Wendy’s plan at The Springs toward action after staff recommendation

City staff and the applicant presented a plan to amend The Springs at Lockport development to create three lots from an existing 2.76‑acre outlot and build a 2,152‑square‑foot Wendy’s with a drive‑through; the council voted to take the matter up as an action item at a future meeting rather than vote on final approval that night.

The proposal would resubdivide Lot 2 of The Springs at Lockport to create Lots 1–3 and place the Wendy’s on the westernmost new lot adjacent to Adleman Drive and 150 Ninth Street. Staff described a site with the drive‑through wrapping the west and north sides of the building, parking on the east, an outdoor seating area with a protective fence, and a monument sign that would also advertise the larger Springs commercial area. Lance Theis, Economic Development Director, presented the staff…