Written by John Boyle, Asheville Watchdog.
Nearly seven months after withdrawing its application for a store in the Enka Commerce Park, Costco has submitted new plans with the City of Asheville.
Costco withdrew its application for a highly anticipated new store in February, citing requests for on- and off-site improvements that had “increased the project’s overall scope, timeline and anticipated costs.” Since then, city officials, including Mayor Esther Manheimer and City Councilmember Kim Roney, Manheimer’s opponent for mayor in the November election, have been working with the retail giant to bring a proposal back…