CVS Pharmacy wants to open store in Hastings

CVS Pharmacy has its sights set on building a store in Hastings, along the city's main drag.

A concept plan discussed at the city's planning committee last month shows the pharmacy building and a parking lot occupying an entire city block along the east side of Vermillion Street, between 14th and 15th streets.

Several homes and businesses, including Hastings Gift Garden & Floral and a Great Clips, currently occupy the site.

CVS Pharmacy has met with the land owners to talk about purchasing their properties, City Administrator Melanie Mesko Lee said, adding she was unsure how far along the process has evolved.

City officials and CVS Pharmacy have scheduled a neighborhood meeting to talk about the proposal. It will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, at City Hall.

Input from the meeting will help CVS Pharmacy in developing final plans for city review and consideration, Mesko Lee said.

Nick Ferraro can be reached at 651-228-2173. Follow him at twitter.com/NFerraroPiPress.

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CVS Pharmacy wants to open store in Hastings