While City Manager Tim Bolduc told the council that Benchmark officials still are not ready to announce the tenants of the Commons, he noted that major clearing work recently began. Several retaining walls and almost 250,000 cubic yards of fill dirt will be added to the property as part of the initial phase of site work, and building pads are expected to be in place by early next year, according to information from Benchmark. A national grocery store and a “very popular” sit-down restaurant, each situated on an outparcel close to SR 85, could open in late 2022 and five in-line retail stores, located farther west, could open in early 2023. Benchmark still is in discussions for the third outparcel user.