Costco In Plainfield To Have Its Grand Opening Nov. 11

PLAINFIELD, IL — The long-awaited Costco in Plainfield will have its grand opening Nov. 11, the company announced on social media.

Costco will have a 152,000 square-foot store with a gas station at the northwest corner of I-55 and U.S. 30, and grading and infrastructure work at the former truck stop site began in September. The Costco project is part of The Boulevard, a long-awaited development, and since site plans overlaps 7 acres into the Joliet portion of The Boulevard, an intergovernmental agreement was needed to move the development forward.

The agreement states that Joliet will use Plainfield's storm, water and sewer service for its portion of the development, and it will also be responsible for the costs of all major road repairs, reconstruction, patching and resurfacing. Plainfield will bill Joliet for the use of its water and other utilities, and it will assume the responsibility of responding to police calls at the development.

Currently, the closest Costco locations are in Naperville and Bolingbrook. In 2017, many Patch readers responded to a survey saying Costco was among the business they would most like to see come to Plainfield, and in 2015 Collins told Patch that the wholesaler and "a couple more" retailers were in the works for the village.

During Coffee with the Mayor in July, Michael Collins also said that residents should look out for signs around the village regarding Costco memberships.

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