Written by John Boyle, Asheville Watchdog.
Costco, the wholesale retail giant that planned to bring a store to Asheville after decades of searching for a site, has withdrawn its application for the new location.
In a Thursday email to City Council members obtained by Asheville Watchdog, City Manager DK Wesley said, “The applicant indicated that required on-site and off-site improvements have increased the project’s overall scope, timeline and anticipated costs.”…