Monday, May 13, 2013
The company has applied with the city to use two acres of the former Woodstock Car Wash for an inventory storage lot.
Hennessy Honda of Woodstock is looking to expand its footprint along Highway 92. The company has applied with the city of Woodstock for a conditional use permit to allow them to use 2 acres of land for a storage lot limited to overflow inventory. The Woodstock City Council will consider the request during its meeting tonight at 7 p.m. at the Chambers at City Center. The two acres the company is currently considering is the former home of Woodstock Car Wash. Hennessy Honda has been involved in a three-year battle with resident who live in the Kingsridge Estates neighborhood located behind the facility. To expand its inventory storage capacity, Hennessy in 2010 purchased three residential lots that sat directly behind its facility. The …
Monday, February 4, 2013
The road's widening will be done ahead of the opening of the Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta.
With one road project under its belt, the city of Woodstock will soon start another one. Motorists should expect the widening of Ridgewalk Parkway to start some time this week. The road will be widened between the Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta's main entrance and Ridge Trail. The Woodstock City Council last month unanimously approved an agreement Community & Southern Bank to use a loan to pay for the road improvements. The loan amount was approved at $2.7 million, with a 1.85 percent interest rate fixed for three years. The agreement called for the loan to be secured with up to $2.7 million in Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, or SPLOST, IV dollars. The city, along with Horizon Properties, the outlet mall's developer, and Cherokee …
Friday, February 1, 2013
Woodstock Parkway was relocated as part of plans to build the Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta in the city.
The newly relocated Woodstock Parkway is now open for use. The road opened at 10 a.m. on Friday, the city of Woodstock announced. Woodstock Parkway was shifted to the eastern part of the Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta's property, and also realigned with the entrance to the Meridian at Ridgewalk neighborhood. The new intersection with Meridian Drive is in full operation and also has a working traffic signal. The old Woodstock Parkway will be used as the entrance to the outlet mall, which is under construction and slated to open in July. The traffic signal at the new mall entrance and Ridgewalk Parkway and Olde Rope Mill Road will temporarily be in flash mode until the entrance to the outlet mall is completed. The secondary entrance of the …
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
The Woodstock City Council approved a loan agreement with Community & Southern Bank to make the improvements.
The Woodstock City Council on Monday unanimously approved an agreement Community & Southern Bank to use a loan to pay for the widening of Ridgewalk Parkway. The loan amount is set at $2.7 million, with a 1.85 percent interest rate fixed for three years. The road will be widened between the Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta's main entrance and Ridge Trail. The agreement calls for the loan to be secured with up to $2.7 million in Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, or SPLOST, IV dollars. The city, along with Horizon Properties, the outlet mall's developer, and Cherokee County all chipped in to pay for the roadway's improvements. City Manager Jeff Moon told the council the road improvements will start as soon as the relocation of Woodstock …
Monday, January 14, 2013
The Woodstock City Council will consider a loan in the amount up to $2.7 million to pay for phases one, two and three of the Ridgewalk Parkway widening project.
The Woodstock City Council will consider approving an agreement with Community & Southern Bank to to use a loan to pay for the widening of Ridgewalk Parkway during its meeting tonight. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Chambers at City Center at 8534 Main Street. The road will be widened between the Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta's main entrance and Ridge Trail. The agreement calls for the loan to be secured with up to $2.7 million in Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, or SPLOST, IV dollars. The city, along with Horizon Properties, the outlet mall's developer, and Cherokee County all chipped in to pay for the roadway's improvements. The council will also hold a public hearing on proposed changes to the boundaries of its six wards…
