The controversial site plan for the expansion of the Kedron Village

retail center, which includes a Target store, will be back up for consideration

Homeowners from the St. Simon's Cove subdivision are opposing the

plan, saying an access road located directly across from the subdivision

entrance will cause traffic problems. An attorney for the subdivision

has submitted a list of "needs" asking for traffic calming

devices, landscaping in the median and other concessions.

Council was to consider approving the site plan at its last meeting,

but several council members balked since a new version of the plan was

submitted to the city the day of the meeting. George Rosenzweig, an attorney

for developer Faison Enterprises, argued the changes were minor in scope

and thus the plan should be approved.

The plan has been in controversy for a while, sparking a lawsuit between

Faison and the city council that eventually included the Lake Kedron

Community Association, which had also opposed the original plan. Before

the case went to trial, a consent order between the parties was reached.

That consent order requires Faison to dismiss its lawsuit once the new

site plan is approved. The document also limits the total square footage

of developed enclosed space on the conceptual site plan to 215,000 sq.

ft. for retail, another 14,800 sq. ft. for office space and an outparcel

building of 50,000 sq. ft.

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