LAURA JAMESON/THE EXPRESS Demolition has begun along High Street which will be the location of a Taco Bell restaurant.

FLEMINGTON — Plans for a new, and sought after, fast food restaurant are underway in Flemington.

Those traveling along High Street can see demolition beginning at 559 High Street, where a Taco Bell is set to be constructed.

Charter Central LLC, on behalf of Taco Bell, previously was granted a variance for its number of parking spaces by Flemington Borough’s Zoning Hearing Board to allow the project to move forward.

Borough Secretary Charity Walizer-Etters noted the company was granted a demolition permit through Code Inspections, Inc. following the hearing.

Walizer-Etters noted the last she’d heard, the location is hoping to be completed around Thanksgiving.

Requests for comment from Taco Bell representatives were not answered as of press time Wednesday.

County Planner/Engineer Steve Gibson, who is providing planning services for the borough, provided a brief rundown of the project so far.

Gibson noted the demolition permit was provided along with the parking space variance.

“Land development plans have been conditionally approved by the borough and the Clinton County planning commissions, with the conditions of approval being that the developer acquire their remaining permits and approvals,” Gibson said.

Gibson said he believed the final permit required would be issued by PennDOT for occupancy of a state road for construction of stormwater inlets and driveway designs.

“It’s my understanding that the developer wants to begin construction as soon as possible, once permits are in hand,” he said.

The proposed building will be about 1,500 square feet with a drive through on the rear of the building.

“At this point, we don’t see any major hurdles on the project, other than squaring away the PennDOT permit requirements,” Gibson said.

The quest to have a Taco Bell located in Clinton County has been an on-going fight for some residents.

Clinton County is sandwiched between two counties that have locations — Lycoming and Centre.

These include one location along East Third Street in Williamsport; and three locations in State College — one along Benner Pike, another along Rolling Ridge Drive and the last along North Atherton Street.