A room of Swannanoa residents attending the weekly free meal at Valley Hope Church on July 21 got good news from Buncombe County officials during a planning session: There is going to be a new Ingles. The bad news: It might take a couple of years.
“Plans are in the process of being approved for the new Ingles Swannanoa Valley shopping center,” wrote Pat Jackson, Ingles’ chief financial officer, in an email to Xpress. “The project will include demolition of existing shops, raising the site elevation and construction of Ingles’ newest prototype grocery store. In addition, there will be new, expanded small and large tenant space opportunities along with a new i Market. We intend to get started as soon as we get final approval from the county.”
The timeline for the project could take up to two years, said Lillian Govus, communications and public engagement director for the county, in an email to Xpress…