Trustees discuss Drug Mart/Dollar General projects and traffic-signal, drive-access concerns

Sep 3, 2025

Trustees heard updates on Dollar General and a forthcoming Drug Mart store; ODOT and the county engineer control access and traffic signals for State Route 43 and Falcon Drive. Trustees urged coordination on signal preemption and safety improvements as commercial development proceeds.

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Zoning and road staff briefed trustees Sept. 3 on two commercial projects in active construction: a Dollar General location expected to open imminently and a Drug Mart project that staff said is expected to open before the holidays. Zoning staff emphasized that ODOT and the Portage County engineer control driveway permits and signals on state and county routes; zoning does not grant access to State Route 43.

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