After more than an hour of heated deliberation during Monday's City Council meeting, Council voted 5-2 to approve a 260 room Holiday Inn hotel project on the corner of Forest and Leavesley roads.
The planning commission voted unanimously May 3 to approve a hotel project for a Holiday Inn and a Holiday Inn Extended Stay on the corner of Leavesley Road and Forest Street near the Premium Outlets, under the condition that the developer further negotiates with the city before presenting the plan to City Council.