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Thu 22 Feb 2007 15:18
by Kevin McGehee
69° and sunny
in Coweta County, GA
[Coweta County]
[Yippee-Ki-Yay!]
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Last June, the possibility arose of a new Wal-Mart being built, a mile-and-a-half in driving distance from my front door. I was not happy.
By last December, the idea of putting a Wal-Mart in that location seemed to have gone away.
Well, it came back.
Plans are in full swing for a new north Coweta Wal-Mart to be located off Highway 154 at Interstate 85 — the McCollum-Sharpsburg exit 51.
An initial site plan has been submitted for the Wal-Mart development, which will include three outparcels. It will be at the southwest corner of the I-85 exit.
Under the current plan, Wal-Mart is seeking a variance to the buffer required by Coweta County regulations around Rural Reserve zoned property — in this case, Coweta County’s new water tower.
A public hearing on the variance request will be held before the Coweta Board of Zoning Appeals on Tuesday, March 6 at 6 p.m. in the Probate Courtroom of the Coweta County Administration Building at East Broad and Perry streets.
The variance is needed so that Wal-Mart can have the number of parking spaces required.» Times-Herald: North Coweta to get Wal-Mart
North Coweta does not need a Wal-Mart. And it certainly doesn’t need a Wal-Mart less than five miles away from the existing one.
I won’t rehash my reasons against putting in a new Wal-Mart here; the original hash can be found at the “I was not happy” link above.
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