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Developer seeks yearlong Main Street closure for Wells ice cream plant; council refers plan to DPW, police, fire
Summary
Metzger Civil Engineering asked the council to temporarily close Main Street from Newton to (Marsden/Morrison) for roughly a year for phase 2 of the Wells ice cream plant; council referred the request to the Department of Public Works, Police and Fire for review.
Metzger Civil Engineering told the Dunkirk Common Council it requests a temporary closure of Main Street to support construction of phase two of the Wells ice cream plant, and the council referred the plan to city departments for review.
Michael Metzger of Metzger Civil Engineering said the company seeks to close a portion of Main Street from Newton to Marsden (transcript also references Morrison in another agenda entry) for about a year — described as early April 2025 through April 2026 — to create a large staging area and space for equipment and worker movements. Metzger said the firm has begun conversations with public works and intends to establish a detour and coordinate safety measures.
Council members expressed that police, fire and public works must be involved in planning. The council voted to refer the request to the Department of Public Works, Police and Fire for review and recommendation; the motion was moved by Council member Stoyle and seconded by Council member Nichols. The roll call recorded ayes and the referral carried.
Next steps: the referral sends the closure plan to operational departments for traffic, detour and emergency-access review. The council did not approve a closure at the meeting and did not adopt specific detour plans.
