More delays have cropped up in Project Hilltop negotiations, more than a month after Fort Oglethorpe officials hoped to sign a contract for what’s rumored to be a Costco store.
This morning, Fort Oglethorpe City Council members met and voted to abandon a road on the south end of the 60-acre project area to the county’s Economic Development Authority for site preparation. The 60 acre site is bounded by I-75, Cloud Springs Road and Scruggs Road.
Mayor Ronnie Cobb expressed a hint of frustration in working out the final details.
“There’s been approvals and then approvals have been changed,” Mr. Cobb said. He wouldn’t be specific about the most recent wrinkle holding up negotiations.
Catoosa County Commissioner Ken Marks remained optimistic, saying the unidentified company was also running into delays and didn’t mind waiting.
Read complete coverage in Friday’s Times Free Press.