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What's
Ongoing
The owners
of the property located at I-575 and Towne Lake Parkway have requested
a zoning change from R-40, single family residential, to a more dense
R-30 and general commercial. Madison Retail, LCC plans to build townhomes
and retail units on the property. The Woodstock Planning and Zoning Commission
and the Woodstock City Council recently held a public meeting to consider
the first reading of the request.
Road
improvements scheduled for our area include:
1. Auxiliary
lane project at I-575 and Towne Lake Parkway to Highway 92 (between exit
7 and 8), is a Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) project. Construction
is scheduled to start in late summer.
2. Four-laning
of Eagle Drive (just west of Bruster's) to Bells Ferry Road,
a County project, has a scheduled start date of July 1. The anticipated
construction time is 18 months.
3. The
design plans are still being completed for the Putnam Ford Road
sidewalks (a County project) from Eagle Drive to Carmel Elementary
School. The right-of-way acquisition and utility coordination also
is continuing, and the County anticipates construction to begin this fall.
Pacific Spice
by Cherryl Greenman
Just a little north of Woodstock on Highway
5 is one of the best Thai and Chinese Bistro's around. Pacific Spice,
located in the new Publix shopping center at the intersection of East
Cherokee and Highway 5, recently opened its doors and welcomes everyone
to come in and enjoy the unique menu.
Pacific Spice is an upscale restaurant with
a beautiful décor and excellent food, offering several Thai entrees
and an extensive selection of Chinese cuisine. In addition to the regular
menu items, Pacific Spice has a specialty menu which includes Sea Bass,
Beijing Duck, and Crispy Duck Tamarind.
The children's menu not only allows children
the option of dining on a Chinese entree, but they can also choose chicken
nuggets if Chinese is something they are not ready to venture into yet.
The appetizer list includes a variety of
dishes including Mandarin Ribs, Calamari and New Zealand Mussels with
a Black Bean Sauce. The soup list includes a very unique Hot and Sour
Soup, Velvet Corn and Chicken Soup, and of course, Wonton and Egg Drop
Soups.
Pacific Spice offers both Thai and Chinese
lunch specialties, and for the vegetarian, there are several dishes available
for the palate.
Pacific Spice is a sister restaurant to the
Royal Bamboo II in the Kroger center at Highway 5 and Toonigh Roa and
the Royal Bamboo I in Suwanee. Owner Dwi Lin welcomes you to Pacific Spice;
it is a wonderful experience.
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