The Fairhope Times

Fairhope, Alabama thefairhopetimes.blogspot.com    New turning lanes.  'EASTLAKE VILLAGE' PUD After a lengthy discussion, a new master plan (rezoning) for a development on 76 acres at the northwest corner of Fairhope Avenue and Hwy 181 called Eastgate Village was unanimously conditionally-ok'd by the planning commission. The project includes a hotel along Hwy 181, 226 apartments, 68 single family houses, as well as lots for commercial businesses along the highways. Turning lanes into the development will be installed along Fairhope Avenue and Hwy 181; the project is to be completed in three phases over about six years.  Work along 181 is to be coordinated with ALDOT concerning eventual widening of that highway, according to the project's engineer. The height of the hotel is still to be worked out, as one of the conditions for approval. Several neighborhood residents mentioned their traffic and drainage concerns during the public hearing segment. More detailed site an...