Monday, December 31, 2012
Group raises concerns that owner of the Midtown convenience store "has consistently failed to produce a comprehensive set of plans, been unable to provide adequate answers to concerns raised and more recently been unwilling to meet with the community."
The Midtown Neighbors' Association (MNA) has voted to oppose a Special Administrative Permit (SAP) for the “Uptown Station,” located at the edge of the Ansley Park neighborhood at 1521 Peachtree Street, on the grounds that the applicant has consistently failed to present a set of comprehensive plans to the community. Despite the objections of several area neighborhoods, most notably Ansley Park and Sherwood Forest, the proprietor of the proposed 24-hour service station and convenience store in north Midtown was granted a license this month to sell beer and wine by the city's License Review Board (LRB). At the December Midtown SPI-16 & SPI-17 Development Review Committee (DRC) meeting, it was recommended that the Uptown Station applicant, …
Friday, December 21, 2012
Despite objections from residents of the nearby Ansley Park and Sherwood Forest neighborhoods, a 24-hour convenience store and gas station will soon be selling a limited selection of beer and wine seven days a week.
The proprietor of a new 24-hour service station and convenience store in north Midtown was granted this week a license to sell beer and wine by the city's License Review Board (LRB). “Uptown Station,” located at the edge of the Ansley Park neighborhood at the corner of Peachtree Street and Peachtree Circle, is set to open within the next few months at 1521 Peachtree Street. The license approval came over the objections from residents of the nearby Ansley Park and Sherwood Forest neighborhoods who had previously expressed their concerns about security and safety risks to the neighborhood with regards to a 24-hour store that served alcohol. At this week’s LRB meeting, residents had sought for a deferral of the application until February in …
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
'Uptown Station' faces challenge from Ansley Park neighborhood in having 24 hour alcohol sales approved.
Plans to re-open a North Midtown service station that would sell beer and wine 24 hours a day hit a snag at this month’s Midtown SPI-16 & SPI-17 Development Review Committee (DRC) meeting. But it had nothing to with the proposed hours of operation or alcohol sales. But the proprietor of the “Uptown Station,” located at the edge of the Ansley Park neighborhood at the corner of Peachtree Street and Peachtree Circle, will still need to clear those hurdles later. Decatur businessman Alex Panjwani explained to the DRC his plans to expand the square footage of the buildings located on the half-acre parcel at 1521 Peachtree Street. In his desire to connect the primary building with a car wash structure on the property, it triggers the need to …
Peter Johnson
7:17 pm on Wednesday, January 2, 2013
I live in Midtown. The same district that where the community opposed the Gidewon nightclubs and the Pine Street shelter. Regardless of the community opposition, the mayor and city council will do what they want. more ›