Plevna Implement Co. Expanding in Garrett
Article by Andy Barrand | KPC News | January 29, 2022
GARRETT — The Garrett Plan Commission Tuesday gave a favorable recommendation for a minor subdivision plat along Wiant Drive and S.R. 8 east of Garrett.
The matter now awaits approval of the Garrett Common Council.
Two of the parcels will be the new home of Plevna Implement Co., which has locations in Kokomo, Nappanee and most recently at the former Harmony Outdoor Equipment site on Peckhart Drive on the west edge of Auburn.
Kent Schrock, president of Plevna Implement, said the approximately 10-acre Garrett location will offer sales and service for grain and livestock equipment, outdoor lawn and garden and commercial equipment and other types of equipment for industrial, commercial and construction use.
Plans call for an 80-by-300-foot building on the east side of Wiant Drive at S.R. 8 for its business, sales and service operations and a general lot and equipment display area on the west side of the intersection.
Schrock said the Auburn site is not adaptable to provide the space needed for the larger agricultural equipment they sell. Plevna currently leases the space on which the Auburn site operates. The Auburn property is currently for sale.
Although there is no official timeline to open the new location, construction for the new building is scheduled to begin as soon as the weather breaks and plans can move forward, he added.
During a second public hearing Tuesday, the commission agreed to send a favorable recommendation to the Common Council to approve allowing farm equipment sales and service to be permitted in an industrial general (IG) district. Currently, such operations are not permitted, but the commission agreed that farm equipment should be treated the same as an automotive sales and repair shop.
The commission also gave its recommendation to a map outlining a extra-territorial planning jurisdiction for the city.
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