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Vote Tuesday night on permit for Hardee's in downtown Winder

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Susan Norman

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Monday, August 6. 2012

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The Winder City Council on Aug. 7 will vote on four land-use requests, including one for a new Hardee’s Restaurant to be built on a vacant lot at 113 N. Broad St. currently owned by First Baptist Church of Winder Inc. The church and the applicant, Smart Growth Resources LLC, have requested a conditional use permit for a drive-through window and lane for the new restaurant.

Across the street, owners William Bramlett Jr. and Vicky Bramlett are asking the council to rezone from residential to neighborhood commercial three parcels that are being combined into a single tract of about three-fourths of an acre. The properties are at 118 North Broad St., 122 North Broad St. and 10 W. Kimball St.

In addition, John Perkins and his investment company are requesting to rezone from residential to neighborhood commercial a property that is just under an acre and located at 470 Jefferson Hwy.

The fourth zoning request is for a variance to decrease the required building setback from 35 to 25 feet at 300 W. Midland Ave.

The city council will vote Tuesday night on the Bramlett and Perkins applications, and then adjourn and reconvene as the Winder Zoning Board of Appeals to consider the other two matters.

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#1 Anonymous on 08/06/12 at 03:17 PM [Reply]

Nobody eats at Hardees! Get real.

#1.1 Michael Robinson on 08/06/12 at 05:41 PM [Reply]

Companies always do market studies before even considering building a new franchise. That market study discovered people who would eat at a Hardee's in downtown Winder.

Vacant lots aren't doing Winder any good, and investors aren't exactly lining up to build there.

That could change if Hardee's builds a successful restaurant there. You saw what happened at Barrow Crossing. Even a company that backed out initially (Michael's) decided to give it another look.

Investors are still in shock after 2008. Recovery is a thousand small but successful investments convincing people to move money from the bank to the economy.

#1.1.1 Anonymous on 08/06/12 at 09:21 PM [Reply]

Have you read this so-called "market study"? If they were so infallible, then why do businesses (inlcluding franchises) fail all the time?

Including, BTW, two Hardees in Barrow county.
One in Auburn. One in Winder.

Please go back to wikipedia and find more wisdom.
Since that, apparanently, is your your source for the sum total of your knowledge.

You want to boost a loser like Hardees since you are so put out with Chik fil-a.

#1.1.1.1 Michael Robinson on 08/06/12 at 09:47 PM [Reply]

You could be less obvious in your trolling.

#1.1.2 Linda Peppers on 08/07/12 at 07:11 AM [Reply]

I live, shop & work in Winder. I do not support the conditional use variation that our Zoning Board of Appeals, City Council & Mayor is preparing to vote on Aug 7th @ 6pm. The conditional use variation is to allow for a drive thru lane that Hardee's needs for their proposed location at N. Broad & Stephens St. They also propose a site with 54 parking spaces, that is 3 less than the McDonald's has! I am NOT AGAINST them locating in Winder, ONCE AGAIN, (old location is now a tire place located by Hill's Ace Hardware)just PLEASE NOT ON THAT CORNER!! Traffic is a nightmare at almost any given time on Broad St. Ask yourself how many times do you avoid that area to get through town? How many of you use Park Ave, Georgia Ave, Woodlawn Ave, Center St? Fast food drive thru restaurants won't be what rebuilds the business community in downtown Winder. I know some believe we can't pick & choose & that empty lots don't do us any good but don't you think we can take a different path than fast food row, once they allow one in the historical area they can't stop another. There was a good crowd at the work session on Mon night and it was interesting that 3 voters stood up and spoke against this Conditional Use Variation to allow Hardee's drive thru and the only person to speak in support of Hardee's was the company rep that is handling this. NOT ONE VOTER spoke in favor, tho I'm sure our councilmen have heard from both sides, it's just interesting that none spoke up. Please attend the meeting tonight, it's open to the public, Community Center 6 pm. Oh and as to the market study, how many of you were contacted? Maybe a traffic study was their main source?

#1.2 daniel on 08/06/12 at 08:12 PM [Reply]

Hey if winder is so busy and dont have time to make more money. Come to bethlehem. We need all we can get.

#2 Anonie Mouse on 08/07/12 at 09:31 AM [Reply]

Please don't put a Hardee's on that corner. In addition to creating more traffic, it's going to make our "downtown" area look even worse than it does now. I'm all for new businesses coming to Winder, but that corner is one of the worst possible locations for another fast-food restaurant.
Does anyone on the city council have a definite vision for how our downtown area should look or are they satisfied to have a hodge-podge unsightly storefronts & fast-food restaurants?

#3 Anonymous on 08/07/12 at 12:11 PM [Reply]

Who actually owns that corner? Is there a local real estate co that it is listed with?

#4 John on 08/07/12 at 11:30 PM [Reply]

After talking with some in the know. I heard Hardees is looking at a second location. They are looking at the V shaped property at the intersection of Athens and Church Street. I think that would be a better location.

#4.1 Wayne on 08/08/12 at 12:34 AM [Reply]

Hardees may be out of luck on Athens & Church. There are three others doing studies on that property. One local that already owns property less than a block is in the process of putting a contract in.

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