After news in December that it was a possibility, Spring Hill Mayor Rick Graham announced today that Chick-fil-A is officially coming to Spring Hill.
“The Chick-fil-A Real Estate Team has come to terms and has posted a projected Spring Hill location coming in 2019,” he said. “I believe, but yet to be confirmed, this is the silo property. Before you ask, why 2019? It is because CFL works several years out with their new stores. The stores opening this year were announced two years ago.”
The developer of the property, Realty Link, began working on plans in the fall for a 20,400-square foot space with retail and three drive-thru type-restaurants.
“That project had been in the works for a while, and it was just much too many drive-thrus, too much traffic, it was just way too much for that property,” Graham said. “So Kayce Williams had them re-draw and re-look at it and got them to entertain the possibility of Chick-fil-A. They were pretty insistent about coming to north Spring Hill. Outside of traffic, the thing I hear the most from citizens was about getting a Chick-Fil-A.”
The project that will ultimately develop is more likely to have two drive-thrus.
Hank Cannon, speaking for the developer in the fall, said the silo would remain intact. That may not be a practical possibility with the new development, its future remains to be seen.
“Before you ask, will the silo stay on the property?” Graham said. “The drawing I saw a few weeks ago has the silo on the property and they plan to deed it to the city. We will do all we can to keep the silo, but we cannot make promises, as safety and traffic flow must take priority.”
In December, Graham announced that Realty Link had presented Chick-fil-A with a letter of intent to locate a restaurant there.
The property is near the intersection of Main Street and Wilkes Lane
Chick-fil-A has a location in Columbia, three in Franklin, one in Brentwood and six in Nashville.
