Fancher Development Services Inc. files building permit for Panera bread

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The Mount Pleasant Planning Commission will soon decide if the area will be home to a Panera Bread.

The commission will vote on the restaurant’s building permit at 7 p.m. Feb. 2 in the City Hall Commission Chamber.

The business, which filed to be located at 2111 Mission St., will include a drive-thru. This added feature is why there is a need for the planning commission to approve the project before it can move forward.

The permit was filed by Fancher Development Services Inc. based in California, said Jeffrey Gray, secretary of the Mount Pleasant Planning Commission.

“The decision is that of the planning commission,” said Gray, who is also the director of planning and community development.

The planning commission will review and those who filed may begin building if the permit is approved.

“It looks like it meets ordinance,” Gray said.

Croswell Senior Sarah Sly said she will venture to Panera at least a few times before she graduates, admittedly only dining at the establishment a few times.

“You need to try everything once,” Sly said.

Sly said traffic will be heavy, but that comes along with the Mission Street territory.

“I think the atmosphere of Panera certainly fits the area,” said Wyandotte junior Molly Guckian.

Guckian compared the atmosphere of Panera to that of Kaya Coffee & Tea Co., 1029 S. University Ave., which she said is relaxing.

The restaurant, known for its soup and Wi-Fi accessibility, will add to the variety of Mount Pleasant, Guckian said.

She said she hopes for a spacious Panera, as the one near her hometown is small in comparison to others she has been to.