Thursday, December 13, 2012
Union Joints asked for space for extensions to restaurant, and easements for landscape maintenance and refuse operations.
Fenton City Council has approved a rezoning for the old fire hall property, where the Fenton Fire Hall restaurant will be moving in. Council adopted the planning commission’s recommendation, to change the zoning for 301 S. Leroy St. from Parks/Cemeteries to Central Business District/Planned Unit Development. The new zoning fits in with the rest of the downtown, said Assistant City Manager Michael Burns, also Downtown Development Authority (DDA) director. City council also quit claim deeded two parcels of city property near the old fire hall building that Union Joints needs to construct extensions for its restaurant. In addition, council approved 10-year easement agreements for a refuse station and maintenance of the landscaping east of the…
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301 S. Leroy St., Fenton, MI
The old fire hall, where the Fenton Fire Hall restaurant is moving in, is at 301 S. Leroy St.
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Union Joints LLC proposes buying the former pump house from the city, to open a custard business near the old fire hall restaurant.
Salted caramel custard, Faygo Rock ‘N’ Rye ice cream and more — on the banks of the Shiawassee River in Fenton. As the Fenton Fire Hall restaurant makes its way through the site plan review process, Curt Catallo from Union Joints has an additional proposal — restoring the city’s old pump house into a frozen custard building. He presented his ideas for The Pump House at Monday’s city council worksession. The proposal resembles Union Joints’ restaurant and ice cream store in Clarkston, where there is the Clarkston Union and his wife, Ann Stevenson’s, Union General for ice cream, Catallo said. The Pump House in Fenton would feature handcrafted all natural custards, by the owners of the Fenton Fire Hall. Fenton’s pump house is a gem by the …
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City of Fenton
301 S Leroy St, Fenton, MI
City council discusses Union Joints LLC's proposal for the old pump station, at Monday's council worksession.
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Friday, November 30, 2012
Owners plan to preserve historical building while renovating and celebrating it, Catallo says.
Plans for the Fenton Fire Hall restaurant include the addition of a third floor (on top of the current roof) with a retractable glass roof, long communal tables, its own bar — and a fire pit in the center, said Curt Catallo from Clarkston Union, one of the owners. At Thursday’s meeting, the planning commission held public hearings on a proposed rezoning and special land use for the restaurant, to be located in the old fire hall, and approved a site plan review for it. The proposed rezoning and special land use, which is for outdoor seating, will go to city council for its approval. The rezoning would be from Parks & Cemeteries to Central Business District/Planned Unit Development, like the rest of the downtown, said Fenton planning …
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City of Fenton
301 S Leroy St, Fenton, MI
The planning commission discussed the Fenton Fire Hall restaurant at Thursday's meeting.
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
The planning commission is scheduled to consider a zoning change from Park and Cemetery, and review a proposed site plan for the new restaurant.
The Fenton Planning Commission is scheduled to discuss a proposed rezoning and site plan review for the restaurant going into the old fire hall on South Leroy Street, at the planning commission meeting next Thursday. The owners of the Clarkston Union Bar & Kitchen, in Clarkston, have an agreement to move a new restaurant into the location. They hope to start construction inside the old fire hall building before the end of the year, said Fenton Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Chairman Craig Schmidt. The restaurant developers plan to use an outdoor deck when they open at the old Fenton Fire Hall in 2013, said Joseph Wright, of Landscape Architectural Services. After Fenton DDA's Streetscape project is completed, the restaurant plans to …
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City of Fenton
301 S Leroy St, Fenton, MI
DDA director gives update on restaurant going into old fire hall, at DDA meeting on Tuesday.
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012
They want to open in seven to eight months; DDA chairman says project will link North LeRoy Street to Dibbleville.
When Fenton officials opened the Clarkston Union owners bids, Fenton Downtown Development Authority Director Michael Burns said it smelled like hickory. "We were convinced they stuck their bids in the smoker before they got here. (Catallo) denies it," Burns said. "Everything they've done has been A-1." The business partners for the planned Fenton Fire Hall restaurant, Ann Stevenson and Curt Catallo, owners of Clarkston Union, greeted the community at a press conference on the site of their future project Tuesday evening. A member of the audience said now they are known as "Curt and Ann of Clarkston Union," but in five years, they'll be "Curt and Ann of the Fenton Fire Hall." Against the backdrop of a 1930 fire engine owned by Fenton's …
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201 S Leroy St, Fenton, MI
Old Fenton Fire Hall
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Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Today we reveal the stories behind some of downtown Fenton’s oldest buildings, while tomorrow we look at the future of downtown.
Since the 19th century, the buildings along South LeRoy Street have contributed to the charming, quaint allure of downtown Fenton. These historic landmarks, nestled among bookstores, galleries, yoga studios and other local businesses, have played significant roles in the growth of the city and continue to hold potential for its future. “The buildings in downtown Fenton are a testament to our community’s proud history,” said Donna Seger, president of the Fenton Historical Society. “Some have been part of the city’s landscape for as far back as 150 years." Seeger said although part of Dibbleville (Fenton’s original downtown) still stand, many of the older structures were torn down during the 1970s as part of an urban renewal initiative. …
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Fenton United Methodist Church
119 S Leroy St, Fenton, MI
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201 S Leroy St, Fenton, MI
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First Presbyterian Church of Fenton
503 S Leroy St, Fenton, MI
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Fenton Museum
310 S Leroy St, Fenton, MI
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Fenton Community & Cultural Center
150 S Leroy St, Fenton, MI
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Susan OLson
11:03 am on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
What else does the Fenton DDA have on their dollar menu? Why not give other people a chance to buy the pump house? more ›