A plan to bring a new Costco to East Naples hit a delay Thursday after Collier County planners postponed a vote on a proposed gas station tied to the project.
Costco is eyeing an empty lot at the corner of Collier Boulevard and Rattlesnake Hammock Road as the site for its newest warehouse in Southwest Florida. It sits within Hacienda Lakes mixed-use planned unit development, an area where commercial developments are allowed to go up.
WATCH AS NEIGHBORS CLASH OVER THE PROPOSED COSTCO PLAN IN EAST NAPLES:
County planners delay vote on proposed Costco in East Naples over gas station concerns
While the county’s Planning Commission has recommended approval for several components of the project — tied to landscaping and the parking lot design — it held off on approving the gas station component, requesting a market study before moving forward…