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Jack is back.
Jack in the Box, that is.
Scott Allen, director of Community Development Department in Blue Springs, confirmed that his department expects paperwork related to a site plan review for the popular fast food restaurant to arrive on his desk by the end of next week.
That’s the hope, anyway.
“It would be great to have something like that in that area,” Allen said.
The area would be on the corner lot of Missouri 7 and Mock Avenue, which is owned by Tom Nigro, owner and operator of Village Gardens.
Nigro approached the Blue Springs Planning Commission last year about getting a development extension for the lot, which, if the restaurant is a sit-down establishment, would be eligible for a tax abatement.
But Jack in the Box is anything but.
“That kind of establishment wouldn’t fit that criteria,” Allen said Tuesday. “And our office isn’t aware of what they would have to do to remove the abatement clause.”
Todd Pelham, assistant city administrator, said the new restaurant would not be eligible for the abatement (it has a drive-through), which was to be a 100 percent abatement for the first 10 years and 50 percent for the remaining 15 years.
The announcement is good news for an area that has remained vacant for some time.
A popular restaurant in the St. Louis area, the San Diego-based Jack in the Box opened a location in Prescott Plaza, 211 S. 18th St., in Kansas City, Kan., just north of Interstate 70.
According to another published article, another restaurant is planned for Metcalf 103 shopping center at 103rd and Metcalf Avenue in Overland Park, Kan.
The company has 2,200 restaurants in 19 states, according to its website. It closed about 40 locations in fiscal 2010 ending Oct. 3, but it also opened more than 40 others. The last store in Kansas City closed in 1980. In the 1970s, the restaurant had about seven restaurants in the Kansas City area.
Allen was unable to give a time frame regarding opening dates. If the restaurant submits the application by Nov. 19, the proposal would go before Planning Commission members on Dec. 13.
“We’re waiting on the first step to start,” he said.
Known for serving its entire menu all day long, Jack in the Box items include chicken sandwiches, burgers, chicken club salad, stuffed breakfast sandwiches, smoothies and shakes.
Hours are 6 a.m. to midnight daily for the dining room. The drive-through is always open.
Jack is back.
Jack in the Box, that is.
Scott Allen, director of Community Development Department in Blue Springs, confirmed that his department expects paperwork related to a site plan review for the popular fast food restaurant to arrive on his desk by the end of next week.
That’s the hope, anyway.
“It would be great to have something like that in that area,” Allen said.
The area would be on the corner lot of Missouri 7 and Mock Avenue, which is owned by Tom Nigro, owner and operator of Village Gardens.
Nigro approached the Blue Springs Planning Commission last year about getting a development extension for the lot, which, if the restaurant is a sit-down establishment, would be eligible for a tax abatement.
But Jack in the Box is anything but.
“That kind of establishment wouldn’t fit that criteria,” Allen said Tuesday. “And our office isn’t aware of what they would have to do to remove the abatement clause.”
Todd Pelham, assistant city administrator, said the new restaurant would not be eligible for the abatement (it has a drive-through), which was to be a 100 percent abatement for the first 10 years and 50 percent for the remaining 15 years.
The announcement is good news for an area that has remained vacant for some time.
A popular restaurant in the St. Louis area, the San Diego-based Jack in the Box opened a location in Prescott Plaza, 211 S. 18th St., in Kansas City, Kan., just north of Interstate 70.
According to another published article, another restaurant is planned for Metcalf 103 shopping center at 103rd and Metcalf Avenue in Overland Park, Kan.
The company has 2,200 restaurants in 19 states, according to its website. It closed about 40 locations in fiscal 2010 ending Oct. 3, but it also opened more than 40 others. The last store in Kansas City closed in 1980. In the 1970s, the restaurant had about seven restaurants in the Kansas City area.
Allen was unable to give a time frame regarding opening dates. If the restaurant submits the application by Nov. 19, the proposal would go before Planning Commission members on Dec. 13.
“We’re waiting on the first step to start,” he said.
Known for serving its entire menu all day long, Jack in the Box items include chicken sandwiches, burgers, chicken club salad, stuffed breakfast sandwiches, smoothies and shakes.
Hours are 6 a.m. to midnight daily for the dining room. The drive-through is always open.
