Looking for greener pastures: John Deere dealer eyes relocation in Centre County
An agriculture equipment dealer with a home along state Route 45 plans to head off to greener pastures.
Authorized John Deere dealer LandPro Equipment is preparing to relocate from 2818 Earlystown Road to the intersection of U.S. Route 322 and Summer Lane in Potter Township, Centre County subdivision and land development planner Chris Schnure said Tuesday during the county commissioners meeting.
The business plans to construct a 19,443-square-foot commercial sales and equipment repair building, as well as a 7,500-square-foot building equipment storage. The property is about 9 1/2 acres.
Neither the cost of the project nor a timeline for the move was offered during the public meeting. The company did not immediately respond Tuesday.
“It seems like this will be a good addition to that section of 322, where there’s multiple businesses that are related to either home design, development, repairs,” appointed county Commissioner Amber Concepcion said. “There’s quite a few similar businesses that are along those lines.”
Commissioner Steve Dershem described the business as a “great company” with “very helpful people.” Commissioner Mark Higgins said he’s happy the business is expanding and staying in Centre County, but expressed concern about the new location.
The state Transportation Department is planning to construct a major highway south of the existing road.
“It’s not going to affect this property that’s being developed,” Schnure said of the State College Area Connector project.
The three-member board voted to add the memorandum of understanding for the project to the Aug. 29 agenda. The vote was unanimous.
The memorandum of understanding is an agreement between the developer, Potter Township and Centre County. The developer would reimburse the township after its engineers process, review, inspect and approve details of the plan.