The Danville City Council Tuesday okayed plans to build two new restaurants at the corner of Fairchild and Vermilion Streets. The project will bring a Sonic and a Jimmy Jones to the site.
Patrick Wampler is one of the project developers and said they will open the restaurants as soon as possible
The project will bring new property tax and sales tax revenue to the city.
The council Tuesday approved spending more than 4.5 million dollars on road maintenance. The work will include sealing, overlays, concrete improvements and paving. City engineer Sam Cole says the work will be done on roads throughout the city.
The council also okayed repairs for the grinder at the yard waste facility. Public Works Director Carl Carpenter said the damage was extensive
The repairs will cost 126 thousand dollars. Carpenter estimates a new grinder would cost more than 700 thousand dollars.
