From the Sun-Times
Feb. 21, 1990
Smyrna to take off and grow
By John Flood
1990 may be the year Smyrna takes off and grows.
The Planning and Zoning Commission last Thursday recommended rezonings to allow approximately 225 new housing units, a medical facility and two commercial sites, and saw site plans for a 183,000 sq. ft. shopping center and a new canal off Lake Como....
A 50,000 sq. ft. Roses and a 35,000 sq. ft. Thriftway are signed up for the Smyrna Towne Centre Shopping Center to be located on the Mitchell Farm site. Twenty five shops are planned for the shopping center with five more possibly to be added later....
More and more Glenwood Ave. is becoming Smyrna’s main street, not counting Rt. 13. Kent General Hospital is planning to greatly expand its services to Smyrna on a six-acre site on Glenwood Ave. opposite High Street....
Three SHS wrestlers win Henlopen Conference titles
Three Smyrna varsity wrestlers won individual Henlopen Conference wrestling titles this past weekend and the Eagles captured their second tournament team title in as many years with 202 1/2 points.
The Eagles beat a Cape Henlopen team which had a total 194 1/2 for second place, and Milford which placed third with 193 team points.
Winning individual conference titles for Smyrna this year were Chad Davis at 119, Gary Thompson at 130, and George Dixon at 152.
Finishing second in the conference this year for the Eagles were Eric Price at 135 and Jeremy Conlon at 189.
Finishing third in the conference was Danny Nardo at 112.
Finishing fourth were Chris Hurd at 103, Ken Bachman at 125, and Ed Simms at 145.
Finishing sixth in the conference were Josh Peck at 171 and Demond May at heavyweight.
In the championship finals, Davis won a 3-0 decision over Ken Weber of Delmar, Thompson won 6-4 over John Whelen of Sussex Central, and Dixon won 6-4 over Bobby Best of Cape Henlopen....
Tyler Refrigeration added to Superfund
The Tyler Refrigeration site on Glenwood Ave. near Smyrna was added last Thursday to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Superfund cleanup list.
“The EPA has decided to go forward with its decision to put the site on the list and now will try to answer the question of whether there is an abatement process that can be implemented,” said Larry N. McAllister.
The State of Delaware owns the site through guaranteed revenue bonds, said McAllister, who has an option to buy the property for $1 when the bonds are paid.
“I think this is a step in the right direction,” said McAllister. “As I read it, inclusion on the list now provides for the federal government to spend funds to proceed with a plan to clean up the project.”
