The company had earlier in January 2009 considered submitting its request to the city council, but opted to pull it back until the next scheduled meeting, January 20, 2009.
The company hopes to use around three acres it presently owns to expand its business to include a spot where the company can locate automobiles for parts purchases.
Brent Richards, the general manager of the facility, hopes that some of the opposition to adding an auto parts section to the site is animosity toward the company’s scrap metal recycling facility.
Bryant has a total of three locations in Illinois: Westville, Tuscola, and its corporate headquarters in Danville.
The Danville Planning and Zoning Commission has approved the special use permit by a 7-1 vote, but the council must grant final approval and a vote there is expected on January 20, 2009.
