New building planned for Bucyrus Wendy's; current structure will be replaced

BUCYRUS - The Wendy's restaurant is expected to get a new look later this summer. 

Bucyrus officials said during a council meeting on Tuesday night that several building permits had been approved, including one for the popular fast food restaurant. 

"It's nice to see them investing that money in our community," said council President Sis Love. 

The building on South Sandusky Avenue near City Hall will be torn down and a new one will be constructed in the same lot, according to Mayor Jeff Reser. 

He said the company has interesting plans for what the new building will look like but did not provide specifics. Construction is expected to start after the Bratwurst Festival on Aug. 20. It is not definite when the new location will be completed, but both Love and Reser said the process seems to be quick with fast food locations. 

Employees of the Bucyrus Wendy's location told the Telegraph-Forum to contact their corporate office location in Ashland. The vice president of that location could not be reached for a comment on the project.

The construction comes after a Tim Hortons — a Canadian-based bakery and coffee shop — was built just down the street in 2016, across from Morning Glory Bakery and City Hall.

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"We're going to other businesses all of the time to see if they would consider us," Reser said.

Wenday's, a Dublin, Ohio, based fast-food chain, has 10 locations within 25 miles of Bucyrus. The closest location to Bucyrus in Crawford County is in Galion on Harding Way West. 

Also at the Tuesday night meeting, Bucyrus City Council approved a resolution to allow Reser to enter into a contract with the Ohio Regional Development Corporation to administer the Ohio Department of Natural Resources grant for the construction of the stage at Schine's Art Park.

The grant is for $125,000, and $6,250 of that amount will go toward the Ohio Regional Development Corporation to put the project out to bid and to administer the grant, according to council minutes.