Developers of a proposed 260,000-square-foot

addition to the Kedron Village center, described as "bigger than

The Avenue," hope to get the OK to proceed Monday night from the

Peachtree City Planning Commission.

The commissioners likely will

count the number of parking spaces when they meet Monday a 7 p.m. at City

Hall. Room to park more than 1,200 cars was included in the first version

of the plans, a concern to several members when they got their first look

in August.

The addition will include a

125,000-square-foot Target store, four or five other "big box"

type retailers in the 20,000 square-foot-range, numerous smaller shops,

and restaurants. Second-floor rental offices above the stores is also

proposed.

Other than Target, no likely

tenants have been mentioned.

Homeowners along Georgian Parkway,

which runs behind the site between Ga. Highway 74 and Peachtree Parkway,

have come out in full force against the proposal, despite an attempt by

Mayor Steve Brown to gather the parties involved beforehand to head off

differences.

The expansion, officially known

as "Kedron Village Phases II and III," has always been part

of the long-range development for the area, city officials say. Though

the Target store wouldn't be allowed today under an ordinance banning

"big box" retailers that went on the books last year, the space

at Kedron was grandfathered by former Mayor Bob Lenox before he left office.

The developer, Faison Enterprises,

said the new buildings will more closely resemble The Avenue, rather than

the strip center that's there now. It's expected to generate

about 450 jobs in the city.

Also Monday, the Planning Commission

will look at plans for Westpark Promenade, a small commercial development

planned for space on Commerce Drive near Aberdeen Parkway near the new

Southern Community Bank. It would include a new, larger location for World

Gym, now at Aberdeen Village Center, and a Taco Mac restaurant, part of

a popular intown Atlanta chain.

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