BY DANIEL SCHMIDT FOR THE OBSERVER

AUBURN — A massive residential development planned for the heart of downtown Auburn is now one step closer to breaking ground after the Auburn City Council on Tuesday approved an infrastructure development agreement for the project. That project, known as The Mark at Auburn, is the latest in a string of similarly-named mixed-use apartment complexes developed across the country by Athens, Ga.-based developer Landmark Properties. Other related agenda items also authorized a deposit agreement for a third-party plan review to be performed by HR Green. Those items authorized the developer to deposit up to $78,000 to cover costs associated with the review process. As a result, the 329-unit apartment complex is now poised to begin construction by the start of n

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