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Committee recommends special permit for muffler and welding shop at 54 Commercial Street
Summary
The Development & Government Relations Committee recommended the special permit application of Marcel Gavel to operate a muffler and welding business at 54 Commercial Street, with conditions on hours, on-site storage and no hazardous waste storage; the recommendation will go to the full City Council.
A Holyoke City Council committee on Monday recommended sending a special permit for a muffler-and-welding business at 54 Commercial Street to the full City Council for approval.
The recommendation follows a public hearing in which applicant Marcel Gavel described plans to operate a muffler repair and welding shop in an existing commercial space. "My name is Marcel Gavel... my business is located at 54 Commercial Street, Holyoke. And I would like to operate a muffler slash welding business there, as the previous owner did," Gavel told the committee.
The committee said the proposed use falls within the zoning for the site and heard details about operations, parking and safety. Gavel said hours would be 8 a.m. to 5…
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