Bypass land draws plenty of questions

Over the past several months, I’ve fielded a number of questions about the 80 acres on the bypass that’s been getting cleared off. It’s the land located near Warren County High School.

The most popular question I’ve received is if the land is going to be home to a new Target. For some reason, every time someone cranks up a bulldozer, people think it’s going to be a Target.

The property is owned by Larry and Beverly Elliott, who bought it last year. When I called Larry on Friday, he said he doesn’t have any immediate plans.

‘We’re just clearing it off,’ said Larry. ‘We bought it for farm land and I might put some cattle there. It’s sort of an investment for the grandkids. I feel like McMinnville is going to be growing.’

For folks familiar with business happenings, you have to read between the lines when you hear the phrase ‘just clearing it off.’ What that really means is ‘I’d like to sell it for a really big profit.’

When I asked Larry if he would be interested in selling the property, possibly for a retail development, he indicated that would be all right.

‘If you know of something, we’d sure like to put it there. We’d even build it for them,’ said Larry, who has earned fame in the building business with his company Universal Construction.

If you’d like to put a Target on the 80 acres on the bypass by the high school, please give Larry a call.