{"id":31861,"date":"2023-04-28T22:34:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T02:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=31861"},"modified":"2023-04-28T22:34:21","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T02:34:21","slug":"neighbors-are-apprehensive-about-a-plan-for-a-new-style-of-chick-fil-a-near-southgate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/04\/28\/neighbors-are-apprehensive-about-a-plan-for-a-new-style-of-chick-fil-a-near-southgate\/","title":{"rendered":"Neighbors are apprehensive about a plan for a new style of Chick-fil-A near Southgate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The thought of a second Chick-fil-A opening on South Florida Avenue has raised apprehension among some Lakeland residents.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"349\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Chick-fil-A-Grand.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31862\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tampa-based Bohler Engineering held a neighborhood meeting Thursday night to meet with residents about a proposal to open a Chick-fil-A restaurant at 2301 S. Florida Ave, just north of Southgate Shopping Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It&#8217;s a poor location. It has been for years and years and years,&#8221; said Chad Reid, a Lakeland resident of 30 years. &#8220;Now the road diet ends just before it and driving is crazy at that location.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The roughly one-acre site was previously a Bank of America branch. It has been vacant for several years. Chick-fil-A seeks to use the site to build its new model restaurant. In almost a complete reversal from COVID-era policies, the franchised chain wants to build a sit-down restaurant without the drive thru that Chick-fil-A&#8217;s model is well known for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bohler Engineering staff representing a Chick-fil-A franchise owner declined to speak with the media any further about their new concept restaurant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Residents asked Bohler Engineering and Chick-fil-A representatives if they would consider other locations that would not back up against residential homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To move forward, Bohler Engineering and Chick-a-Fil would need to request a change of zoning from Lakeland&#8217;s Planning and Zoning Board. 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