BUTLER TWP — The Greater Butler Mart may see two construction projects running concurrently this summer.

The Butler Township Planning Commission on Tuesday approved a land development request for the creation of a Taco Bell in the plaza, and a request for the McDonald’s located in the lot to slightly shift its current location.

Township zoning officer Jesse Hines recommended that the commissioners hear both plans before making their vote on either, because the physical proximity of the buildings will impact one another and the Greater Butler Mart as a whole. For example, while the two projects had parking space plans in their proposals, the overall parking spaces will decrease.

Plans to build a Taco Bell in the plaza have been in the works for about three years, according to the project’s engineer Dave Neill of the EADS Group.

Neill said construction on the two projects could begin as early as July if the township commissioners also grant approval.

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