The City of Greenville Planning Commission has rejected a planned development rezoning request for The Cottages at Renaissance Place: The proposed development would include 20 single-family cottages off of North Pleasantburg Drive near Bob Jones University. 

City staff recommended approval of the zoning change, but commissioners denied the request after a considerable public outcry. Some comments focused on The Cottages' impact on the nearby McCarter Pool, saying that the development would "destroy the pristine natural setting" around the pool while another noted that a proposed four-story building would "affect pool members trying to sunbathe."

Although the commission voted in line with the critics' wishes, the commissioners chastised the group for the number of speakers commenting on the development, with one commissioner stating that the critics "did not accomplish anything by having so many people repeat the same thing."

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Longtime Downtown Greenville restauraunt Addy's Dutch Cafe remains closed, but movement is being made to reopen. Owner Addy Sulley has been working on revamping the menu and hiring new staff, in particular a new chef.  

Located on Coffee Street, Addy's was one of the first dinner-time restaurants to set up operations in downtown during the early stages of the area's revitalization in the 1980s.

The restaurant is known for its world-traveling fare, its cozy European atmosphere, and its gregarious host Mr. Sulley.

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NOTE: There will be no #YeahTHATAgenda on Monday, March 18.


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