- The Boone County Planning Commission’s Zone Change subcommittee unanimously recommended denial of Kroger’s request to rezone 20 acres.
- Plans call for a 99,000-square-foot Kroger Marketplace, wine and spirits store, fuel center and a 51,840-square-foot multi-tenant retail and restaurant building.
- Committee members raised concerns about traffic, truck noise and a proposed Paddock Drive connection near neighboring homes.
Kroger’s plan to develop a $40 million superstore complex less than a mile from the recently opened Richwood Publix has hit a roadblock.
On Wednesday, the Boone County Planning Commission’s Zone Change subcommittee unanimously recommended rejecting Kroger’s zone change request, which, if approved, would permit the development of a 99,000-square-foot grocery store and an accompanying retail complex.
The proposed store would be a ‘Marketplace,’ Kroger’s supercenter-style format, which features an expanded grocery selection and a department store…