Friday, September 19, 2003
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Friday, September 19, 2003 |
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Planners to consider Kedron Target again By J. FRANK LYNCH Developers of a proposed 260,000-square-foot addition to the Kedron Village center, described as “bigger than The Avenue,” hope to get the OK to proceed Monday night from the Peachtree City Planning Commission. The commissioners likely will count the number of parking spaces when they meet Monday a 7 p.m. at City Hall. Room to park more than 1,200 cars was included in the first version of the plans, a concern to several members when they got their first look in August. The addition will include a 125,000-square-foot Target store, four or five other “big box” type retailers in the 20,000 square-foot-range, numerous smaller shops, and restaurants. Second-floor rental offices above the stores is also proposed. Other than Target, no likely tenants have been mentioned. Homeowners along Georgian Parkway, which runs behind the site between Ga. Highway 74 and Peachtree Parkway, have come out in full force against the proposal, despite an attempt by Mayor Steve Brown to gather the parties involved beforehand to head off differences. The expansion, officially known as “Kedron Village Phases II and III,” has always been part of the long-range development for the area, city officials say. Though the Target store wouldn’t be allowed today under an ordinance banning “big box” retailers that went on the books last year, the space at Kedron was grandfathered by former Mayor Bob Lenox before he left office. The developer, Faison Enterprises, said the new buildings will more closely resemble The Avenue, rather than the strip center that’s there now. It’s expected to generate about 450 jobs in the city. Also Monday, the Planning Commission will look at plans for Westpark Promenade, a small commercial development planned for space on Commerce Drive near Aberdeen Parkway near the new Southern Community Bank. It would include a new, larger location for World Gym, now at Aberdeen Village Center, and a Taco Mac restaurant, part of a popular intown Atlanta chain.
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