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Council hears traffic concerns as Tommy's Car Wash delayed; Rolling Prairie apartments set to break ground early next year
Summary
Councilmembers questioned timing and traffic impacts of Tommy's Car Wash construction near the high school as staff said the project is delayed until spring; council also heard that the $20 million Rolling Prairie apartment project expects an early‑next‑year groundbreaking.
Portage City councilmembers raised traffic and timing concerns Sept. 20 about two private developments discussed during department reports.
Phil Livingston, director of public works, said Tommy's Car Wash will take longer than originally expected and is now expected to be completed next spring because of extensive water infrastructure work. "So not gonna be done until the spring," Livingston said, describing…
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