Wendy's Finds a Home in Vernon ... Pizza Hut Vacancy to be Filled

VERNON, CT — Two of the more pressing economic development questions along Vernon's Route 83 corridor have been answered ...

Where is the Wendy's going and what is happening to the Pizza Hut property?

Wendy's has been looking in Vernon for the better part of six years and has settled on a parcel between 129 and 145 Talcottville Road, Economic Development Coordinator Shaun Gately said on Thursday. That is the local address for the section of Route 83 that measures from about the halfway point in the Taco Bell parking lot through a wooded area to the former hair salon building, which will be razed, he said.

Approvals are in place and construction should begin this summer, Gately said. A retail building, and an indoor climate controlled self-storage facility are also in the works there, he said. A conservation easement designed to accommodate further expansion of the Hockanum Trail near the river is part of the project, he said.

At 504 Talcottville Road, the former Pizza Hut will be replaced by a new O’Reilly Auto Parts, Gately said.

Gately offered a look at other development in town:

• At 160-175 Hartford Turnpike, Carter Chevrolet is building a new dealership and relocating from Manchester.
• The residential home at 1188 Hartford Turnpike is being razed and a new Dollar General is being constructed.
• At 148 Talcottville Road, the former Gem Jewelry is being remodeled as a dental office.
• At 179 Talcottville Road, the former Battison's cleaners is being renovated to become AFC Urgent care.
• The strip plaza at 206 Talcottville Road is being built on spec, with no tenants identified.
• At 343 Talcottville Road, approvals are in place to construct 300 apartments (Trail Run development) with four retail pads up front along Route 83.

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