Developer John Mansour and the Springfield Township Board have reached an agreement for a community sewer system to be installed in the Kroger development on Dixie Highway.
At its Feb. 13 meeting, the township agreed to place $80,000 in escrow for the plant, which will handle about 20,000 gallons of wastewater per day, according to Mansour. The agreement is subject to review by Township Attorney Greg Need.
Clerk Nancy Strole explained the reason for the township needing an escrow agreement for the wastewater facility.
“In accordance with our ordinances, there have to be funds placed in escrow that would insure if there are repairs needed, the funds would be there, so the taxpayers won’t be stuck with that,” she said.
Mansour stated development on the project will get underway in March, but there are still some loose ends to be tied up. “We still have a little more permitting to be done before the Zoning Board of Appeals,” he said.
The complex will be located near the relocated Randy Hosler car dealership on Dixie Highway, and will include a gas station and four auxiliary stores. He stated he would like to have the store operating by the end of the year, along with tenants for the auxiliary stores.
At this point, Mansour doesn’t know who the other tenants in the building will be. “We’ve had a whole bunch of people expressing interest, and some letters of interest as well, but nothing’s been signed,” he said.
The Springfield Township Planning Commission gave final site plan approval to the project in December. The development calls for two phases: the first will be 60,000 square feet to be used for the Kroger store itself, with 13,000 feet of auxiliary space; the second phase will be similar in size, according to Mansour.