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  • EARLIER: Both sides OK with outlet mall delay

    Developers and a representative of at least some residents say they are satisfied with what otherwise was an otherwise anticlimactic conclusion Tuesday night when the Triple S Planning Commission considered a zone change request for a second outlet mall in Simpsonville.

    For two hours Trio Property Development and its partner, Paragon Outlet Development presented plans for an outlet mall and requested a zone change for its 64-acre property east of Buck Creek Road and south of Interstate 64.

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  • EARLIER: Triple S delays vote on 2nd outlet mall

    Following the same pattern it used in July, Triple S Planning Commission on  Tuesday night tabled until Nov. 20 a zone change request for a second proposed outlet mall in Simpsonville.

    A crowd of about 100 people turned out for at a public hearing at Stratton Center as the commission considered a request for a zoning change and the development plan from Trio Property Development and its partner, Paragon Outlets Development, for a parcel east of Buck Creek Road and south of Interstate 64.

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  • EARLIER: Outlet mall: Residents, developers compromising on issues

    With the Triple S Planning Commission set next Tuesday to discuss and possibly make a recommendation on a zone change request for a second proposed outlet mall in Simpsonville, representatives of those involved are working behind the scenes to make that process go a little more smoothly than it might have.

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  • EARLIER: Hunters Pointe residents hire lawyer for outlet mall situation

    The Triple S Planning Commission’s consideration this month of a proposed outlet mall for the south side of Interstate 64 in Simpsonville may be a little different public hearing than the first.

    Steve Porter, a Louisville-based real estate attorney, has been hired by the Hunters Pointe subdivision homeowners association to represent its interests around the development.

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  • EARLIER: Horizon gets unanimous OK for zone change for outlet mall in Simpsonville

    SIMPSONVILLE – Horizon Properties Group has the full go-ahead to use 50 acres of land in Simpsonville as the site for an outlet mall.

    The Simpsonville City Commission unanimously approved on Wednesday morning the second reading of an ordinance that allows zone changes for approximately 24 acres from Agriculture and Commercial to Limited Interchange on a parcel that is located south of Interstate 64 and on the west side of Buck Creek and Veechdale roads.

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  • EARLIER: Horizon’s outlet mall plan for Simpsonville nears final approval

    SIMPSONVILLE – Only one more vote will be required for Horizon Group Properties to receive the zone change it had requested for a parcel just south of Interstate 64 where it is planning to construct an outlet mall.

    Despite continued concerns from area residents, the Simpsonville City Commission on Tuesday night passed on first reading an ordinance that would make the required zoning change from agriculture to commercial for about 24 acres that last month had been OK’d by the Triple S Planning Commission.

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  • EARLIER: Paragon Outlets official: ‘We think we’ll be first’

    The Paragon/Trio outlet mall development group was at the center of another local meeting on Tuesday afternoon.

    At the Home Builders Association of Louisville’s Shelby County Council meeting, the group confirmed its commitment to opening a 400,000-square-foot outlet mall in Simpsonville on 81 acres just south of Interstate 64 and east of Buck Creek Road.

    And the group said they believe their development will be first.

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  • EARLIER: Outlet malls: Paragon hits snag; Horizon moves on

    The two outlet mall projects in the county are headed in different directions this week.

    The Horizon Group Properties project, in Simpsonville south of Interstate 64 on the west side of Buck Creek Road at the intersection with Veechdale Road, is moving forward with a spot on the Simpsonville City Commission agenda for Tuesday’s 7 p.m. meeting.

    When the Trio/Paragon site, which is east of Buck Creek Road in the same area of Simpsonville, will be heard by the Triple S Planning Commission seems to be up for debate.

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  • EARLIER: Zoning commission OKs zone change, plan for Simpsonville outlet mall

    A proposed outlet mall for Simpsonville moved significantly closer to reality Tuesday when the Triple S Planning Commission recommended a zoning change request and the preliminary plan presented by Horizon Group Properties.

    A small crowd of perhaps 15 watched as the commissioners voted, 5-1, to accept both motions, with commissioner Larry Stewart voting against each of them.

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  • EARLIER: Different mall, same response: ‘Horrible idea’

    About 50 concerned citizens turned out Thursday for the community meeting about a second proposed outlet mall on the south side of Simpsonville.

    And although the turnout wasn’t quite a large as a similar meeting held by a different group earlier this summer, the sentiment was the same – these citizens don’t want the mall.

    They didn't like it even if the development comes with the name Simpsonville Outlet Mall.

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