New Hartford Dollar General Store plea denied
BY KATHRYN BOUGHTON Republican-American 74 NEW HARTFORD – The Planning and Zoning Commission last week denied the application of Garrett Homes to build a Dollar General Store on Route 44 south of the village center. The unanimous vote came after Chairman Theodore Stoutenberg said the application did not meet zoning ordinance parking space requirements. The applicants had said they would meet the 46-space requirement, but asked that it be reduced to 35 spaces. They argued that Dollar General stores, historically, have not generated that much traffic at any given time. Not only did Stoutenber...