Mebane City Council to vote on development near Buc-ee’s tonight [Video]

Mebane City Council is expected to vote on a new development plan that would bring more shops and apartments near where the new Buc-ee’s is being built. Developers will present a new proposal, after the city’s planning board denied their original plan.The 83-acres across from where the new Buc-ee’s is being built in Mebane could be the new home of a residential and shopping space.”This is a very nice project,” said Mebane Mayor Ed Hooks. “It would be a great project for Mebane.”The city’s planning board denied the plans on Trollingwood-Hawfields Road last month, saying developer Koury Corporation, needed to have more space between the site and nearby homes.”Mebane is a growing town and we just have to figure out the best way to grow,” says Kevin Hartzog, a Mebane resident.He and Matthew Skinner say having this new development so close to their property causes them concern about traffic, noise …