'Encounter Development' Project Begins

Fairhope, Alabama 

 

Close Encounters movie house today.

 

Encounter Development site on Hwy 101

 

INFRASTRUCTURE GOING IN SOON

The famous house has been fenced off and site work begun at the 35-acre 'Encounter Development' on Hwy 181 in east Fairhope; streets and utility infrastructure will be first to be installed, according to the city's building inspector Eric Cortinas.

Plans for the site (inside city limits) approved earlier this year include a gas station/market on the corner and 12 commercial lots along the highways; interior lots to likely be mixed use offices/residential.

The project's engineer, Trey Jinright, told the Times then the house itself will probably be moved to a back lot at some point ... and used for office space. 

Encounter Development Llc. is the owner.


Encounter development plan.



August 30, 2023.

Comments

Anonymous said…
It would be great if Encounter Development Llc. could provide there own water & sewer system .
Anonymous said…
Yes, their own sewer system, AKA Close Encounters of the Turd Kind
Anonymous said…
Fairhope and Baldwin counties need to raise the impact fees on new developments. The citizens will be on the hook
for new roads, new schools, etc…
Publisher said…
The city has already committed to provide water/sewer. Electric is by Riviera (Foley). Fairhope already has impact fees ... which apply to this one since it is inside city limits. Baldwin County has no impact fee.
Anonymous said…
Et call home now!
WiseGuy said…
Good place for a movie theater. Just sayin'.
Gene H said…
Fairhope is in the business of selling water, electricity, gas and sewerage service. We compete with other systems, such as Riviera, for that business. If you are a Fairhope citizen, you are in the public utility business. It is a Good thing.
Anonymous said…
It is not "a good thing" when you have no water.