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  • EARLIER: Simpsonville gives incentive ordinance for mall an initial OK

    If Horizon Group Properties does indeed build an outlet mall in Simpsonville, the company may not have to pay for an expansion of the city’s sewer system required to accommodate that mall.

    The Simpsonville City Commission on Wednesday morning approved the first reading of an ordinance that would allow the commission to offer breaks in sewer fees as incentives to new companies that might want to build or open in the city.

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  • EARLIER: Horizon gets final approval for outlet site

    Horizon Group Properties finally has cleared the last hurdle standing in the way of its planned 9-building, 364,000-square-foot outlet mall development in Simpsonville.

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  • EARLIER: Outlet malls: Army Corps nears sign-off for Horizon

    Horizon Group Properties soon may have no more impediments to its plan to build an outlet mall in Simpsonville.

    An official with the Army Corps of Engineers on Monday said that Horizon awaits only a final signature to gain permission to fill a pond on its building site south of Interstate 64 and west of Buck Creek Road.

    Carolyn Labashosky, a public affairs officer for Army Corps, said the permit is in the final stages of approval.

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  • EARLIER: Trio/Paragon gets its nod for outlet mall in Simpsonville

    SIMPSONVILLE – Representatives of Trio Properties and Paragon Outlet Partners were out in full force at the Simpsonville City Commission meeting Wednesday morning, and they heard what they were hoping to hear.

    Commissioners unanimously and perfunctorily approved on second reading an ordinance requesting a zone change and formal plans for the companies to build an outlet mall south of Interstate 64 and east of Buck Creek Road, much to the audible frustration of several residents of that area who attended the meeting.

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  • EARLIER: Outlet mall opponents continue to question approvals

    The word “lawsuit” entered the dialogue Tuesday between the Simpsonville City Commission and a group of residents opposed to the construction of two outlet malls on the south side of the city.

    Ron Pottinger, who lives in Hunters Pointe, introduced the idea of filing suit to stop the development of malls on Buck Creek Road during a public comment portion of the city’s consideration of a zone change request from Trio Property and Paragon Outlet Partners for its planned mall site south of Interstate 64.

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  • EARLIER: Simpsonville to accept public comment on 2nd outlet mall

    There will be different players, but likely the same script will be followed by the Simpsonville City Commission on Tuesday night, when plans for a second outlet mall in the city gets first review for final approval.

    That’s when commissioners could consider the first reading of an ordinance to grant zone changes and approve plans from Trio Property and Paragon Outlet to build a mall on the southeast corner of Interstate 64 and Buck Creek Road.

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  • Triple S Planning Commission: Paragon officials ready to get started

    Paragon Outlet Partners and Trio Property officials said they were elated and relieved on Tuesday after the Triple S Planning Commission voted to recommend the zone change and preliminary planned unit development to the Simpsonville City Commission.

    After the vote, the group stepped out in the hallway at the Stratton Center, and Trio Managing Partner Stuart Flowers let out a big “whew,” but the group seemed fairly confident going in.

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  • EARLIER: Simpsonville to pursue block grants to help with outlet malls

    The city of Simpsonville will pursue a state-supported community block grant to underwrite expansion of water and sewer systems required to accommodate the outlet malls planned to be built south of Interstate 64.

    The city and West Shelby Water, which serves the area, recently submitted Requests for Qualifications for an engineer to coordinate the grant project, and at Wednesday’s meeting, commissioners approved the selection of Derrick Engineering, a firm used in previous city projects.

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  • EARLIER: Planning commission OKs 2nd outlet mall

    The Triple S Planning Commission followed a familiarscript Tuesday night by recommendingapproval of a zoning change for a second outlet mall for Simpsonville.

    Trio Properties/Paragon Outlet’s plan was passed by a vote of 4-1. Commissioner John Wills was absent. Commissioner Larry Stewart voted against the plan.

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  • EARLIER: Simpsonville Outlet Mall: Horizon still awaits permit

    As one outlet mall plan for Simpsonville still awaits approval from the Triple S Planning Commission, another seems to be on the cusp of clearing its last hurdle.

    The Horizon Group Properties site, which sits on the west side of Buck Creek Road and south of the current location of Veechdale Road and the Interstate 64, is getting closer and closer to obtaining a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to fill a 6.5-acre pond, which sits partially on the 50-acre building site for the proposed 355,000-square-foot mall.

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