During Monday's council meeting, the city entered into the final stages of a sale agreement with Chick-fil-A that included reducing the original sale price due to access improvements on the rear of the property. The fast food restaurant will be located in the current city hall space at 513 Montgomery Highway and is expected to open sometime during 2016.
"We understand that with the success of a Chick-fil-A, comes challenges," said City Manager Jeff Downes. "The restaurant will bring traffic that will affect neighbors and businesses."
The sales cost will be reduced to $1,280,595. Downes said improvements include retaining walls and creating a rear access that would reroute traffic to Tyson Road.
Chick-fil-A would not begin construction until after completion of the new city hall. Downes said the city hopes to vacate the current city hall property by Oct. 3 and the restaurant will move forward with construction rapidly.
