Maverik announces plans for Smelterville site
CAROLYN BOSTICK | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 1 month AGO
A photo of an exterior of a Maverik store in North Salt Lake shows a representation of the store size and model that Maverik plans to bring to its new Smelterville location in 2024.
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Gas setup for a Maverik gas station and convenience store in North Salt Lake City.
Maverik plans to open a new gas station and convenience store in the third quarter of 2024 in Smelterville. The 4.3-acre parcel is located on the northwest corner of Airport Road and Commerce Drive.
Carolyn Bostick has worked for the Coeur d’Alene Press since June 2023. She covers Shoshone County and Coeur d'Alene. Carolyn previously worked in Utica, New York at the Observer-Dispatch for almost seven years before briefly working at The Inquirer and Mirror in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Since she moved to the Pacific Northwest from upstate New York in 2021, she's performed with the Spokane Shakespeare Society for three summers. | November 3, 2023 1:07 AM
SMELTERVILLE — Plans are currently in motion for Utah-based company Maverik to break ground and start building on the 4.3-acre parcel on the northwest corner of Airport Road and Commerce Drive.
The Smelterville site cost $2,161,000 to procure from Shoshone County and will mean the addition of a new fuel and convenience store location, local jobs and what residents hope brings gas price competition in the Silver Valley.
The location will be the 72nd Maverik store in operation in Idaho and the company’s current plan is to open the site by late summer or early fall in 2024, but no official opening date has been announced.
“Maverik has officially closed on the Smelterville site, is permitted and hopes to break ground this year with the building starting to go vertical in the spring,” Maverik communications representative Michelle Monson said.
Monson said “Maverik is always looking to enter and consider expanding in areas where customers have unmet needs for fueling, great food and adventure. We’re excited about our growth in Idaho and look forward to exploring additional opportunities to serve even more Idaho customers.”
Plans for the location include a nearly 6,000-square-foot store, which will represent one of Maverik’s larger formats. The Smelterville location will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The theme planned for the site is panoramic landscape photos of the outdoors in Idaho and topographic maps on the store’s walls and adventure imagery throughout the property. Amenities planned for the store include truck and RV lanes and outside picnic tables.
Currently, Maverik has more than 400 locations across 12 Western states.
Gas setup for a Maverik gas station and convenience store in North Salt Lake City.
Maverik plans to open a new gas station and convenience store in the third quarter of 2024 in Smelterville. The 4.3-acre parcel is located on the northwest corner of Airport Road and Commerce Drive.ARTICLES BY CAROLYN BOSTICK
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