Southeast Messenger - July 12th, 2020

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the corner and allow sufficient space for a
building, space for a patio, and adequate
parking. It makes a big difference having
the neighboring lot.”
Groveport City Administrator B.J. King
noted, “The property (480 Main St.) will be
combined with the adjacent city owned
property (490 Main St.), making a larger
lot for commercial development. It allows
for additional access points and more parking.”
Green said city officials envision the corner
being developed as a mixed use,
retail/restaurant/office development.
“Council views this property as a key
element in the overall development of historic
downtown Groveport,” said Green,
who added the site will remain vacant until
developed.
Main Street development timeline
For approximately the last 18 years,
Groveport city officials have taken steps to
re-develop the city’s historic downtown core
along Main Street. The following is a timeline
of what has transpired so far.
•2002 - The city bought the two former
gas station properties at the northeast corner
of Main and Front streets for $305,000.
The city’s public works department demolished
the structures.
•2004 - The city purchased the former
ceramics shop and doctors’ offices at 716
and 728 Main Streets for $230,000. The
buildings are demolished at a cost of
$7,300.
•2005 - The city purchased properties at
651, 653, and 657 Main St. for $235,000.
•2006 - The city demolished the buildings
at 651, 653, and 657 Main St. at a cost
of $16,500 after it was determined it would
cost $360,000 to rehabilitate the structures.
•2013 - The owners of the business at
649 Main St. purchased the 651, 653, 657
Main St. parcels from the city for $13,000
for possible expansion of their business
sometime in the future. City officials indicate
that currently the city has received no
word on when the business owner will
develop this site.
•2013 - Plans are made to build the Ace
Hardware store at 726 Main St.
•2013 - The city budgeted $1 million to
construct the large municipal parking lot,
sidewalks, bike path, and landscaping near
the Ace Hardware and the undeveloped
grassy site extending from the northeast
corner of Main and Front streets.
•2015 - Ace Hardware opened at 726
Main St.
•Various plans and proposals were
made over the years to develop a
“Groveport Town Center” project on the
grassy area extending from the northeast
corner of Main and Front streets, but as of
yet no project for this site has been confirmed.
In the mean time, the site is being
used for the city’s annual summer farmers’
market.
•2018 - The city purchased
the former used car lot property
at 490 Main St. (the .492
acre property on the northwest
corner of Main and
College streets) for $250,000.
Signage is erected to market
the site for business development.
•2019 - The city’s contract
with the owners of Ace
Hardware to develop the
grassy site on the northeast
corner of Main and Front
streets expires.
•2020 - The city purchases
the property at 480 Main St.
for $150,000 to expand development
opportunities with
the adjacent lot at 490 Main
St. on the northwest corner of
Main and College streets.
•2020 - In the city’s 2020
budget, council approved a
Phase 1 environmental study
and an architectural study for
the city owned property on
the northwest corner of Main
and College streets at a cost
of $25,000. Also in the budget,
the city’s Community
Improvement Corporation is slated to
receive $25,000 to aid in the search for
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Pat Reiter and his family once lived in the house at 480
Main St. and they have good memories of their time
there.
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