Statesboro City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved rezoning a 28-acre tract at the corner of Cypress Lake Road and Veterans Memorial Parkway corner to MX "mixed use" for inclusion of a future Kroger supermarket shopping center, with conditions.

The council at the last minute added one new condition, its intent being that a proposed residential portion sketched on the side nearest the existing Whispering Pines neighborhood actually be kept residential, and on that side.

Other conditions developed by city planning staff and adopted by the Planning Commission in its recommendation were also kept. These require the developer or property owner to submit a traffic study before a land-disturbing activity permit is issued, provide a wetland plan and ensure that "substantial issues" are miti

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