Gainesville leaders OK bigger development than requested near Suburban Heights
Residents of a large northwest Gainesville neighborhood thought Thursday they might be preparing to further battle a proposed drive-thru business near their homes. Instead, they're scratching their heads and wondering what an Atlanta developer will do next, after city officials gave a green light to a much larger — and taller — development than had been proposed. Minus the drive-thru, which commissioners nixed Wednesday evening. Suburban Heights residents were trying to digest the changes after Gainesville city commissioners unexpectedly approved a land-use change, drastically alter...