The Alcoa Board of Commissioners took some heat Tuesday from constituents upset over developments near the Alcoa schools, particularly regarding a proposed hotel and Costco.
Within the last few weeks, developers across the road from Alcoa High School, 524 Faraday St., began posting signs advertising a new Holiday Inn Express set to open near the corner of Marconi and Tesla Boulevard. First reported on by The Daily Times in December of 2024, planning commissioners last reviewed site plans for the development in June, and City Manager Bruce Applegate told city officials the same month that land development would likely begin within the next 12 to 24 months.
Many residents who spoke Tuesday, said they hadn’t realized just how close to the schools the new hotel would actually be until signs started going up…