New Look For Northern Section Of Route 30 In Vernon Taking Shape

VERNON, CT — The new commercial look of the northern sector of Hartford Turnpike in Vernon is moving along with a new business moving in and construction progressing on a retail plaza.

Hartford Turnpike is the local name for state Route 30.

MRD Appliances has moved into the red brick plaza at 1216 Hartford Turnpike. It took the place of an auto parts store in a spacious end unit.

Vernon economic development director Shaun Gately said the business specializes in gently used appliances.

Meanwhile, construction is moving along across the road at the Wine Seller project. Gately said a drainage issue has delayed things slightly, but the building is taking shape.

The commercial expansion at 1189 Hartford Turnpike and the Wine Seller was a decade in the making. Vernon town planner George McGregor said the site plan was approved years ago and the owners were finally ready to move on it back in June.

The Wine Seller liquor store had sat at the west end of the land and a copse of trees was at the eastern end of the parcel, bordering a strip plaza anchored by Vernon Pizza. It will consist of three retail spaces once finished.