The Reno City Council has unanimously approved a Variance requested by Recyclers Depot and Pickers Self-Service Auto Parts to locate their businesses at 7084 Lamar Road, according to a recent release from the company.
Recyclers Depot is an innovative metals buying center that will purchase metals for recycling in a clean, customer friendly retail environment. Pickers is a U-Pull-It style auto parts yard that will allow customers to pick parts off a wide variety of vehicles, at a fraction of the cost of new parts. Recyclers Depot and Pickers are planning to begin construction this fall and open in the spring of 2016.
The Reno City Council called a special public hearing on this matter to ensure that the community had an opportunity to be heard. Citizens and business owners expressed support for the new businesses, which will add jobs in the community and provide much needed services. In an open town hall meeting format, the owners of Recyclers Depot and Pickers, brothers Ben and Adam Glick, listened to and directly addressed the concerns of the community. Ben felt that many of the concerns were based on misunderstandings about the businesses that “we were able to resolve by presenting accurate information and discussing the facts about our businesses.”
After the meeting, Adam stated, “We are grateful that the town and members of the Council took the time to ask and learn about our business. It’s good to be in a community where people are open-minded and business-friendly.”
After more than an hour of discussion, the City Council concluded that Recyclers Depot and Pickers would have positive economic and environmental impacts on Reno. Recyclers Depot would help address the needs of an underserved recycling community, as well as incentivizing the cleanup and beautification of Reno. Mayor Pro Tem Rick Jordan cited the need for Reno to attract new businesses and jobs such as these. Councilman Brandon Thomas succinctly pointed out the benefits of locating these new businesses in Reno, where they will increase the City’s tax base and be regulated by the City’s laws rather than pushing them into Lamar County.
Ben Glick stated, “The Council asked some hard questions to make sure that we were a good fit for Reno, and ultimately, we were able to reach the mutual conclusion that we are. It’s been a healthy process and created a good dialogue between us and the community. During this process, we discovered a new reason to locate in Reno – the strength of the Mayor and City Council’s leadership. We are excited to be coming to Reno!”