Wishing for Knox Zoning Appeals help to block EZ-Stop
Looking for one final Knox County government entity to act in attempt to block EZ-Stop, which seeks to build a 7,000-square foot convenience store and adjacent small restaurant with drive-thru service on the western edge of Old Historic Concord, an appeal to a Knoxville/Knox County Planning Commission vote is sought.
After KKCPC approved the convenience store construction, at the corner of Concord Road and Second Street, at its July 11 meeting by an 8-4
vote, an appeal was expected to be heard by Knox County Board of Zoning Appeals today, Wednesday, Aug. 28.
One Old Concord resident who contacted farragutpress said their group of like-minded residents looking to stop construction had hired an attorney.
Another possible cause to delay — if not requiring a complete halt to EZ-Stop’s Concord Road plans — would be the discovery of an unmarked historical burial ground on the property in question.
EZ-Stop officials did agree at the July 11 KKCPC meeting to allow for an archeological assessment of the property to determine if it might be an historic burial ground.
