Clipper convenience store site plan approved while DOT intersection work remains pending

Council reviewed an 'unorthodox' site-plan situation for the Clipper convenience store: staff explained the business completed some onsite driveway work, but required off-site intersection improvements at Highway 515 and 108 remain a GDOT responsibility and timeline. The store representative said GDOT told him their planning/permitting work would begin around Sept. 26 and could take up to 18 months to finish; the owner said the store is ready to open and that hiring is on hold pending the council decision.