MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WGNS Radio) – City leaders have officially paused a massive plan for a company to build a new grocery store and fueling center on Memorial Boulevard, following pushback from nearby residents over stormwater and drainage issues. Murfreesboro Mayor Shane McFarland told WGNS additional details about a future Kroger store, about a block north of their existing Kroger on Memorial…
The developer requested a rezoning of roughly 13.4 acres along Memorial Boulevard, but the request was deferred by the Murfreesboro City Council, sending the development team back to the drawing board to construct an airtight drainage plan.
The proposal centers on replacing several single-family residential parcels with a massive standalone grocery facility. According to local leadership, the existing corporate footprint is simply no longer sufficient to handle the location’s high volume of traffic…..