DeWitt, N.Y. — Town officials are trying to sabotage plans for a Goodwill retail store in a prominent retail strip, a local developer is claiming in a lawsuit.
The Widewaters Group, based in DeWitt, wants to put a new Goodwill thrift store in the former Tops grocery store at the corner of East Genesee Street and Jamesville Road, an area that includes popular restaurants and a couple of small salons. The grocery store closed a year ago after a 40-year run at that location.
Widewaters claims in the April 10 lawsuit that DeWitt officials are putting up unnecessary roadblocks and requirements for the project…