It is getting closer all the time. The 800,000 square-foot Fischer Crossing retail development moved a step closer to the beginning of construction with the approval June 3 by Coweta commissioners of the project’s development agreement. The development is located at Fischer Road and Ga. Highway 34 in east Coweta just west of Peachtree City.

The development agreement states that transportation improvements to the retail area will be constructed simultaneous with the construction of the new development.

First up to be developed on the 145-acre site will be a 136,000 square-foot Sam’s Club, a 10,000 square-foot Japanese restaurant and a 14,000 square-foot CVS pharmacy on the northwest side of Fischer and Hwy. 34, according to developer Scott Seymour. Also included in the first phase of development is a 39,000 square-foot, 14-screen theater and two 20,000 square-foot buildings for upscale retail and restaurants on the northeast corner of the intersection.