Starbucks may soon make its way to Rome
A Starbucks Coffee Shop may be coming to the Mohawk Acres Plaza in Rome off of Black River Boulevard.
Posted: Jul 1, 2021 6:08 PM
Updated: Jul 1, 2021 6:10 PM
Posted By: WKTV
ROME, N.Y. – A Starbucks Coffee Shop may be coming to the Mohawk Acres Plaza in Rome off of Black River Boulevard.
The Rome Planning Board’s agenda for its upcoming July 6 meeting includes reviewing the environmental impact report from developer Randy Soggs, who is requesting a three-lot minor subdivision in the plaza for the Starbucks.
A public hearing would need to be held before approving the proposal.
Residents in Rome are seeking to preserve the former West Rome School building a structure they say is historic from being torn down to make way for a car wash.
Hoffmann Development of Albany is looking to build a 6,400-square-foot car wash on the 1.93-acre site at 1315 Erie Boulevard West. The proposal, which is making its way through Rome’s Planning Board, would include three queuing lanes for the car wash and 13 vacuum parking spaces, according to board documentation.
The possible destruction of the former school house does not sit well with numerous city residents, including local resident Bill Rapke, who started a petition to save the building. The petition is in the process of being presented to the Planning Board.