Syracuse (WSYR TV) - In this Your Stories Q&A, we're getting the first look at a compromise sign design that could mean the end of a simmering dispute between Walgreens and Syracuse city planners -- and one of the busiest Dunkin Donuts in central New York is about to reopen.
We thank Mike Hayes and others who've e-mailed us about this. The city planning commission has rejected one sign the store wanted to put up. The developer is now proposing a different sign design, in hopes of striking a compromise and getting the store open.
Other than the sign dispute, the brand new store appears ready for the shelves to be stocked and the doors to open at the corner of James Street and Grant Boulevard. The planning commission said "no" to a monument sign with a LED message board.
Developer Guy Hart Junior tells us Walgreens is now proposing a "blade" sign. It would still have the electronic messages, but this sign would be attached perpendicular to the building, on James Street. It would be four feet tall and five feet, nine inches wide. Now, the ball is back in the planning commission’s court.
And while we wait for Walgreen's in Eastwood to open, we shouldn't have to wait much longer for a busy Dunkin Donuts to re-open. It's been closed this week for an interior, mostly cosmetic, facelift. We talked to the franchise owner on Route 290 in East Syracuse, next to Staples. He says he's keeping his fingers crossed for a reopening Saturday, right on schedule.
It's one of the highest-volume Dunkin Donut locations in Central New York.
What's in Store in your neighborhood? We'll try to find out for you. Give the Your Stories line a call at 446-9900, or e-mail us: yourstories@9wsyr.com.
