聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Jeff Russill was happy to celebrate with the community on Wednesday, June 24, at a beef on a bun luncheon hosted at the EZ Car Wash. As both a grand opening and a way to raise money for STARS the day was well attended.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Plans for the operation began in the fall of 2012 as Jeff approached the town to discuss his plans for the piece of land at the intersection of Hwy 13 and Hwy 9 North. It was a long process as the plans were forwarded to Community Planning and 18 months later they were given approval.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Construction started last year in May and the building was ready to be opened at the end of March this year.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e have been open for a little while, we wanted to work through and tweak anything we needed to, but it鈥檚 finally all together,鈥� Deb Russill said, explaining why the grand opening wasn鈥檛 held earlier.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The EZ Wash grand opening offered a meal for $10 with all funds raised being donated to STARS, of which a STARS representative was available to speak with at a booth set up for the day.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Following the lunch the STARS car was sent through the touchless wash marking the beginning of free carwashes for the afternoon in celebration of their grand opening.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The car wash features six wash bays with wands and one drive through touchless wash, which is an exciting feature many in Carlyle and surrounding community were patiently awaiting during the construction of EZ Wash.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 EZ Wash features bright LED lighting, which was a decision made to help illuminate vehicles and ensure the individual washing their car can see that they haven鈥檛 missed a spot.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 There are also a variety of features that can be used including wax, motor cleaner, tire cleaner, and more.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 These features can be purchased within the touchless wash, which is easy to use.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淵ou drive up and pay for the wash you鈥檇 like,鈥� Deb explained. 鈥淵ou then just drive in and stop, the unit moves around your vehicle and adjusts to each car. It tells you when to move forward, when to stop, and if you鈥檝e gone too far it even tells you to back up.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Following the automatic wash the dryer starts and as you drive through slowly your vehicle is dried to eliminate spots where dust can stick after a vehicle is washed.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 With automatic doors installed it will make washing a vehicle in winter easy, but one of the advanced features EZ Wash has includes air curtains at these doors to keep the cold air out and the warm air in.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The car wash is fully accessible by cash and credit card, and although the touchless wash doesn鈥檛 accept debit cards there is an employee in the office who can set up payment with debit from Monday to Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 To pay with debit simply stop in at the office and preload the EZ Wash gift card which can be used at the touchless wash. The gift cards were a popular Father鈥檚 Day present in the area according to Deb.
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