Car Wash on Northwest Highway Getting Face Lift

, located at 101 W. Northwest Hwy., is going to be getting a facelift and a name change in the next two to three months.

The approved plans April 9 to make facade and site plan improvements to the car wash that include enhancing the look of the store front and adding additional architectural details and landscaping. The name of the business is changing to Express Car Wash.

The request was reviewed by the village council on April 2 and was continued to April 9 to allow the owner, John Karnezis, to review the placement of the vacuum structures along Northwest Highway.

"Through discussions with staff, the petitioner indicates that the proposed vacuum structures adjacent to both the building and Northwest Highway are critical components to their business operations," village documents state.

The council granted approval on the condition that Karnezis incorporate a 10-foot landscape strip adjacent to the sidewalk along Northwest Highway to act as a buffer between the vacuuming area and the street. Presently this section of the property is paved.