BURRILLVILLE – A business that sells and installs trucking equipment has received master plan approval to construct a new auto facility on a 9.69 acre lot on Victory Highway.
Work Ready Truck owner Michael Sitkin told members of the Burrillville Planning Board that he intends to move operations from a leased space on Putnam Pike in Johnston to a new, larger facility to be built in Burrillville, just across from the Nasonville Fire Station. The currently vacant lot, owned by Nason Square, LLC of North Smithfield, would hold a 30,000-square-foot commercial structure to serve customers by appointment.
Founded in 2019, the business offers custom fabrication and custom paint, with equipment for dump and box trucks, flatbeds and more. An “up-fitting” company whose client base includes dealerships, construction companies, energy companies and municipal and government agencies, the business does not service walk-in customers. Sitkin told planners they do not service or repair vehicles, and that design plans intend to make the structure minimally visible from the nearby roads.
According to plans designed by Joe Casali Engineering, the building would have 34 parking spaces accessed via 24-foot-wide concrete driveways on both Douglas Turnpike and Victory Highway. The plan envisions a gravel parking and storage area by the turnpike, with the main entrance for visitors facing Victory Highway.
Initial plans for the major land development in the general commercial zone would have required zoning variance, but the developer amended the request with plans to subdivide the lot, eliminating the portion on the corner of Route 102 and Douglas Turnpike, which is in the Route 102 Overlay District.
Sitkin testified that the truck disassembly and reassembly business will have hours from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, with occasional Saturday hours from 7 a.m. to noon. He said that truck deliveries average two a week.
The new space will be equipped with an art paint booth and 24-hour security system, according to the developer. Sitkin said he hopes to increase his employee count from 28 to 55.
A public hearing on the project was held on Monday, May 6, and at request of Betty Mencucci, president of the Burrillville Historical and Preservation Society, Sitkin agreed to work with the organization to create access to a historical cemetery that adjoins the property.
The master plan for the project was unanimously approved and the project is now pending preliminary final plan review.
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