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Family Express proposes 9,000‑sq‑ft store at former Von Tobel site; offers ROW dedication and Klein Avenue lane work
Summary
At a Schererville Town planning commission study session, Family Express sought subdivision and site‑plan approval for a 9,000‑square‑foot convenience store and fueling station at 751 Lincoln Highway, offering a 5‑foot right‑of‑way dedication and to construct two southbound through lanes on Klein Avenue to ease congestion; commissioners asked for variances list and another study session.
Family Express asked the Schererville Town Planning Commission on Oct. 20 to approve a three‑lot subdivision of the former Von Tobel lumber site at 751 Lincoln Highway and to clear the way for a 9,000‑square‑foot convenience store and fueling station on the front parcel.
In a technical presentation, project engineer James Huss and company representatives said the redevelopment will remove a center connector in the existing structure, retrofit the remaining buildings, and dedicate about 5 feet of right‑of‑way along Klein Avenue. Family Express proposed to construct two southbound through lanes through the intersection adjacent to the site; the company said the town would coordinate complementary north‑leg work, likely when construction occurs (applicants estimated a build period…
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