An Iola-based concrete producer will be allowed to operate on the outskirts of Garnett while the county zoning board reviews an application for a special use permit for the site, in hopes of taking advantage of the upcoming rebuild of the U. S. 169/59 roundabout south of the city. George Rose of Payless Concrete products in Iola told commissioners he had come to a site sale agreement with J.D. Yutzy of Precision Enterprises, located just east of Garnett, for a parcel of land to be subdivided for construction of a concrete plant, but he asked for special consideration to set up and operate while a survey report was completed and the county planning and zoning board reviewed his application for special use permit, which could take more than a month.
Rose says his project was under a time pinch in hopes of being operational before the roundabout reconstruction began. He says if he can get set up they can supply concrete. Otherwise it’s going to have to come from 30 miles away. Garnett’s former concrete plant has been mothballed for years and presently doesn’t make product at the local location. Commissioners approved the proposal by consensus while the survey and zoning process is in process.
