By JOHN MUNFORD
jmunford@TheCitizenNews.com

Ram Development company's appeal of the denied concept plan for the proposed Wal-Mart Superstore has been delayed yet again.

This time, Ram officials requested the delay so attorneys for both sides could continue to meet and discuss their differences. The Peachtree City Planning Commission has denied the concept plan submitted to the city, in large part because of beliefs that the development won't comply with the city's traffic ordinance.

The Wal-Mart would be next to a Home Depot store that's coming to Ga. Highway 54 near the Planterra Ridge subdivision. The concept plan for Home Depot was approved late last year.

The major dispute between the city and Ram Development is in the estimated number of traffic the Wal-Mart would generate. The city's traffic consultants, Dames and Moore, have argued that the traffic generated by Wal-Mart would essentially cripple that area, which is near the traffic-snarled intersection of Ga. highways 54 and 74.

Ram's traffic estimates are different, according to officials for the company. Ram also takes the position that the Wal-Mart store isn't subject to the traffic ordinance because the concept plan was submitted before the ordinance was adopted.

At Monday's council meeting, the issue was tabled until the next council meeting, which will be Wednesday, Sept. 20, one day earlier than normal.

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