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Council approves building permits for Gateway project, including Publix

Blue Ridge City Council · July 22, 2026
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Summary

Planning & Zoning Administrator Jennifer Bates told the council the applicant submitted required documents and staff is ready to issue building permits for Publix and associated shops; Wilco Development asked the council to receive the permits and the council approved issuance.

The Blue Ridge City Council voted to issue building permits for the Gateway project, allowing construction work for Publix and associated shops to proceed. Planning & Zoning Administrator Jennifer Bates told the council staff had reviewed submitted documents and was ready to issue the permits "for both Publix and the shops, as they're referred to on their respective plans." The issuance satisfies a condition placed by the planning commission that required council approval before permit issuance.

Will Cobb of Wilco Development spoke in favor, asking the council to receive the building permits; no speakers opposed the permits during the public hearing. A motion to issue permits (permit numbers noted in the record) was moved, seconded and approved by the council.