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Representatives from Costco and its affiliated development companies told local residents at a Enka community meeting Thursday night that the warehouse retailer plans to submit official plans for its first Asheville store to the city within two to four weeks.
The meeting, in which multiple residents expressed concerns about the prospect of increased traffic because of Costco’s popularity, marked the first significant update on the project since Asheville Watchdog broke the news in March that the low-cost retailer had submitted plans to the city for a store situated on 25 acres within Enka Commerce Park, with 839 parking spaces…