A new Circle K, with a quick-serve food establishment, will be coming to Austell.
By a 6-0 vote Monday, the Austell City Council approved the request from Montecito Developments to annex about three acres into the city from Cobb County and rezone property at Austell Road and Leila Street.
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On behalf of the applicant, attorney Woody Galloway said a traffic light will be installed at that intersection with two entrances from both streets.
Developer Tom Jones told the Austell Planning and Zoning Commission last month there would be a $2.5 million to $3 million investment and the quick-serve establishment has not been determined yet.
A summer groundbreaking is expected, he added.
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