WEST FARGO (KFGO) – West Fargo City Commissioners approved a conditional use permit, on a 3-2 vote, to allow Gateway Auto Company to move ahead with a plan for a Nissan/Hyundai dealership. Two buildings are proposed on the property at 450 23rd Avenue East, south of I-94, near Duluth Trading Company.
Some residents living in the Rivers Bend neighborhood nearby have protested the plan, worried about more traffic and their property values among other concerns.
City Commissioner Mandy George agreed. She called the idea “a horrible idea.” George said the residential area is one of the nicest neighborhoods in the city and having the car dealership is a “terrible location.”
Sidney Rustvang, with the Gateway dealerships, told the commissioners that the buildings would be located on the north end of the property, close to I-94, and built some 400 feet away from any residential locations.
City Commissioner Brad Olson said that he studied the impact auto dealerships could have on property values and that he could not find any major issues that would affect homeowners.
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