City planner Jason Stewart said the building that housed a thrift store and vinyl truck liner business will be razed to make way for the restaurant.
City Manager John Klimm said the city council approved the site plan with the stipulation that no left turns be allowed from the restaurant and a right-turn-only traffic control lane be added exiting the site.
“General public reaction has been positive,” to the new restaurant, Klimm said. Based on comments on social media, the public has always favored new sit-down restaurants in Rincon. Jenny Stalnaker said she expects about half of the business at the new restaurant to come from the drive-thrus with the other half coming from dining room sales.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Rincon projects enter early phases; construction to start soon The is the complete list of Rincon TSPLOST projects. Progress on some of them is already being made.
RINCON The Rincon City Council has cleared the way for some much-needed repaving projects and other street improvements.
The work will funded by a Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (TSPLOST) that was overwhelmingly approved Effingham County voters last fall. The one percent tax will be levied for five years and is expected to generate a total of $45 million.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Council hears stormwater utility presentation Mayor Pro Tem Patrick Kirland (right) listens as Councilman Freddy Long asks a question during the Jan. 25 Rincon City Council meeting. - photo by Mark Lastinger/staff Why do you need a stormwater management program? Because you have a sewer treatment plant.
Wayne Burcham, Geosyntec consultant
RINCON The City of Rincon is getting ready to wade into a stormwater management plan.
On Jan. 25, Mayor Pro Tem Patrick Kirkland and Councilmembers Freddy Long and Ann Daniels listened to a presentation by Wayne Burcham of Geosyntec, a consulting and engineering firm that helps clients address environmental and infrastructure problems.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Fort Howard Road area target for developers Ackerman Road is a narrow street that doesn’t have space for widening. It is located between The Abbey and The Cove properties on Fort Howard Road near Rincon Elementary School. - photo by Mark Lastinger/staff Our new planning director (Jason Stewart), much to his credit, who has a lot of experience in growth management, cautions that we need a strategic response to this development.
City Manager John Klimm
RINCON The City of Rincon is urging teamwork in its quest to manage population growth and the issues surrounding it.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Rincon City Council election set Kirkland named mayor pro tem The special election to determine James Dasher s successor is set March 16. - photo by File photo
RINCON During its regularly scheduled meeting Monday night, the Rincon City Council took the first step toward filling the vacancy left by a September 2020 resignation.
The council set March 16 as the special election date to determine James Dasher’s successor. Dasher departed the seven-member body in the middle of his third term because of plans to build a house outside the city limits on a 29-acre piece of property on Midland Road.