Plans for bigger GetGo on US 224 moving forward again

BOARDMAN

Giant Eagle is moving forward with a plan to bring to the township a new GetGo location that will feature a restaurant, convenience store and fueling station.

Last year, the township zoning board of appeals approved the permit required for the Pittsburgh-based company to operate a fueling station in the township. After a brief stall in the process, according to the township zoning department, the company now is moving forward and is in the process of working on design plans with the township.

“We are excited to eventually bring Boardman, Ohio, the best of what the GetGo cafe + market has to offer,” said Dan Donovan, Giant Eagle corporate communications manager, in a statement Tuesday. “Although we cannot yet confirm many details regarding plans for the California Avenue and Southern Boulevard property, we look forward to bringing a similar experience to what other Northeast Ohio customers have recently encountered with new locations in Alliance, Avon and Macedonia.”

The plan for the new township location represents an expansion of what’s offered at the other township GetGo locations, on South Avenue and U.S. Route 224.

At the Nov. 2014 hearing before the zoning appeals board, a Giant Eagle representative told the board that the new location will be roughly three times larger than one on South Avenue.

“We’re rebranding the GetGo brand, and making it a much bigger building,” Pasquale Avolio, director of real-estate development and construction for Giant Eagle, said at the time.

Read more about the project in Wednesday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.