Vernon Wendy's Schedules Official Opening

VERNON, CT — The new Wendy's on Route 83 in Vernon is formally scheduled to open in mid-November, Economic Development Coordinator Shaun Gately said Thursday.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for Nov. 13 at 10 a.m., he said. The address is 145 Talcottville Road.

The Wendy's is slated to go next to the Vernon Taco Bell, which sits at 129 Talcottville Road, the local address for that section of Route 83.

The eatery is going in halfway across the current Taco Bell Parking lot and onto an adjacent parcel, on which a single-story commercial building had stood.

Customers will have access to the traffic light through a common driveway already shared by the businesses on the parcel, Gately said.

Improvements to the Hockanum River trail system will coincide with the project, municipal officials said.

The franchise will be be owned and operated by Meritage Hospitality.

The fast food chain has been looking to set up shop in Vernon for about seven years, officials said.

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