As expected, the Mt. Carmel City Council has greenlighted the construction of a second Dollar General store in the city. The council approved an ordinance that reduces the number of parking spots required for the new retail location at 3rd and Walnut Streets on the site of the former Patriot Motors. The city council’s approval came after the board of zoning appeals last week recommended the variance. No timetable was offered last night on when work on the new Dollar General would start. Mayor Joe Judge again stated last night that the Dollar General on the city’s west side would remain open for the “foreseeable future”.