Summerlake Dollar General in the news again.

The following article was published August 31, 2011  click here to view the original article.


Dollar General seeks OK in Alexandria
By Jeff McKinney • jmckinney@nky.com

August 31, 2011 ALEXANDRIA - Discount-store operator Dollar General is trying to open a new store here, but those plans have not been approved or finalized.

Carol Hofstetter, Alexandria's zoning administrator, said the company has submitted a site plan to the city's engineers to open a store at the intersection of Summerlake Drive and Alexandria Pike.

The store would be the first location in Alexandria for Goodlettsville, Tenn.,-based Dollar General.

Mayor Bill Rachford said a few residents of the Summerlake development have voiced concern about the store being in front of their subdivision. "Some of the residents are concerned with potential traffic congestion," Rachford said.

Hofstetter said the city's engineers have reviewed the plan and suggested that several changes be made. Hofstetter said the company must re-submit the plan and the city's engineers must OK the changes before the plan can be sent to city's Planning and Zoning Commission.

Dollar General spokesperson Emily Weiss said the store will be a free-standing location and be about 9,100 square feet. Weiss said a typical Dollar General employs six to 10 people.