Craig Mengeling tweaked his original proposal to open a food catering business at a historic farmhouse and will return to the city's Planning Commission next week.
The idea of food wagons circling Greenfield, or at least parking and occasionally setting up shop at a historic farmhouse, isn't dead yet. Craig Mengeling's newest proposal to turn the farmhouse at 5225 W. Forest Home Ave. into a catering office and auxiliary kitchen for his food wagons now includes revisions and a scaled-back version of what he originally suggested he wanted to do at the location. Last month, the Common Council took no action on Mengeling's proposal mostly because there were too many concerns and unanswered questions, including those about parking and the aesthetic appeal of the wagons parked on the property. Mengeling told Greenfield NOW one of the wagons he planned on storing on the site would now be stored on a farm in…
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A couple's plan to convert farmhouses at the intersection of Forest Home and Morgan avenues into a catering office with the potential to open an outdoor restaurant is on hold.
Historic, unused farmhouses at the corner of Forest Home and Morgan avenues will remain just that – unused – at least for now. With questions about parking and the potentially unsightliness of two large food wagons being parked on-site going unanswered, the City of Greenfield decided to forgo any immediate action on Craig and Deborah Mengeling’s special use permit request to use at least one of the farmhouses as a food catering office. The Mengelings also hoped to use the location as a spot to park their two food service trucks, and use part of the farmhouse at 5225 W. Forest Home Ave. as a living space. In addition, another portion of the lot would potentially be used to sell antiques and crafts. At a Common Council meeting Sept. 18, …
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