A Seafood Express fast food restaurant is preparing to open at 600 Cherry Ave. The city Planning Commission approved on Tuesday a special permit to operate a drive-through window facility and a petition to rezone the site for mixed use that includes both residential and commercial enterprises.
New owner Mike Brown told the Commission that a drive-through window would be a great advantage for business. “We would be much more successful,” he said.
 Get ready for some quick seafood at this site on Cherry Avenue. |
The property is located where a Kentucky Fried Chicken operated. The Salvation Army, which is adjacent, bought the property in 2005 for the purpose of expanding its facilities, according to David F. Cooke, II, a member of the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army. But those plans still haven’t materialized, and the nonprofit opted to lease* the KFC property instead. Salvation Army has a letter of intent with Brown to lease the property if the rezoning is approved by City Council.
* This article was updated August 25. It originally misstated that the property was sold.
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