CANFIELD - Canfield City Council will vote on whether or not to approve a tax abatement for the owners of a local Dairy Queen franchise looking to relocate their Canfield store.

An item on the agenda for Wednesday night's meeting shows that council will vote on an ordinance to authorize an agreement between the city and Canfield DQE LLC to grant a 10-year 100% property tax abatement.

The tax abatement will be for the franchise's new location, which is set to move from 101 South Broad Street to 587 E. Main Street, which used to house a Perkins restaurant that closed in 2019.

Additionally, the location will upgrade from a treat-only store to a "Grill & Chill" store, which will offer more hot food items on the menu in addition to ice cream treats.

The franchise owners purchased the former Perkins property in 2021, and ground was broken for the new Dairy Queen store in November of 2025.

21 News will update this story when council votes on this matter tonight at its 5:30 meeting. In the meantime, you can read more about the new location in our related coverage below.

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