ALEXANDRIA, Ky. — Alexandria is moving closer to getting a 122,912-square-foot Kroger Marketplace with a fuel center and an 8,000-square-foot wine and spirits store.

The project represents a $35 million investment on a 31.65-acre site east of US 27. The Alexandria Planning and Zoning Commission met on Sept. 16 to further discuss the Kroger Marketplace’s updated traffic patterns. The planning commission voted five to one to send the approved traffic plan to the Kentucky Department of Transportation for final approval.

Alexandria Planning and Zoning Commissioner Sam Ruebusch voted no, and commissioner Dave Downing was absent.

The Alexandria City Council unanimously approved the project’s zone change on May 1, but in May, Kroger’s zoning consultant, Ann McBride, said Kroger had met with th

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