Shopping center case to be delayed
If you're following the once-heated debate over the "Battleground Oaks" shopping center, you might have to wait a little longer to get a decision.
On Monday, the zoning commission recommended in favor of (story here) a 103 acre plan for a shopping center, apartments and condos at the corner of Battleground Avenue and Old Battleground Road. The city council was supposed to make that decision final on March 1, but the developer has asked to push that hearing back to March 15 because several of the key folks in the development are going to be out of town. The council typically approves developers' requests to continue items.
Remember that this development set off a big debate as it was the "test case" for how much weight would be given to the city's comprehensive land use plan. Now that the developers have tweaked their plan, there appears to be a lot less opposition this time around.
Update: One of the opponents of the development, Ted Eaves, writes to the city council saying that there are still plenty of folks that don't want the shopping center and apartments:
"Although I was unable to stay for the debate on the development yesterday at the Zoning Commission meeting, I want to assure you that I am still strongly opposed to this development being placed in this location. And my opinion is shared by many of the residents of these neighborhoods. The turnout at the zoning commission meeting does not reflect our feelings, rather it is a reflection of the meeting time and the lengthy battle that this has turned into."