After nearly three months of discussions and negotiations, Crook’s Tire Center in Senoia finally got a thumbs up from the Senoia City Council Monday night.

The vote was not unanimous, though, as Councilman Bobby Graham still had reservations about what impact the tire center and small retail center would have on residents of near-by Bridge Street.

The parcel is located at the intersection of Broad and Bridge streets, but the existing tire store will be taken by the Georgia Department of Transportation for a drainage area for Ga. Highway 16.

The new development features the tire store being next to the Hit-N-Run convenience store and another retail building that would be located behind the existing location of the tire center. Several residents opposed a driveway that would exit onto Bridge Street, and owner Greg Crook re-emphasized Monday night that he would make an exit-only onto Bridge Street, so traffic would go back onto Hwy. 16 instead of the other direction on Bridge Street.

The City Council complimented Crook for working with the staff to achieve a development that would serve Crook’s business needs, but also be an attractive development for the city.

Crook also pledged to replace any trees that were cut down for the development on an inch by inch measure.

The variances to build the development passed 4-1 with Graham voting against it.

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