Eatery closes after 5 years

Business
By Mark Fisher
Aug 24, 2010
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DAYTON — The Roly Poly sandwich shop at 33 N. Main St. has closed after five years of serving wraps downtown.

The sandwich shop’s franchise owner, David Guehl of Vandalia, said in a news release that Citywide Development, which owned and developed the former Elder Beerman department store building before selling it it a New York-based real estate firm, “misrepresented economic conditions and development plans” to induce Guehl into signing a lease for his Roly Poly sandwich shop.

A real estate tax dispute and legal fees as a result of a lawsuit that Guehl filed against Citywide in early 2009, which was later withdrawn, drained Guehl’s financial resources, so that he “is now forced to close down” the business, Guehl wrote.

Steve Budd, president of Citywide Development, said Citywide officials had no way of foreseeing the recession or the departure from downtown Dayton of MeadWestvaco and Reynolds and Reynolds jobs, among others. And Budd noted that Guehl withdrew the civil lawsuit prior to a final judgment. That means Guehl can reinstate the lawsuit.

Guehl, who could not be reached for comment beyond his news release, said the loss of jobs was painful. The sandwich shop’s employees “have worked loyally and diligently from the opening day” and “will be assets to their next employers.”

Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2258 or mfisher@DaytonDailyNews.com.

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About the Author

Mark Fisher, a 1981 graduate of Ohio State University and a 1976 graduate of Beavercreek High School, is a third-generation Dayton-area resident who has worked for the Dayton Daily News since 1983. He covered higher education and K-12 education accountability issues for nearly 20 years before taking over the food and dining beat in 2006.