Zaxby’s to be built

Will replace “Huddle House”

ALACHUA – Alachua residents may soon dine on zalads, zappetizers and fried chicken in six to eight months.

Chasing Chicken 2, Inc. will redevelop the property commonly known as “the Huddle House” into a Zaxby’s restaurant.

Ground breaking is scheduled for late April, according to Walter Jarvis, of Jarvis & Folsom, Inc., who represented Chasing Chicken 2, Inc. at an Alachua Planning and Zoning Board meeting on Feb. 12, 2013.

The request for consideration of a site plan filed in November 2012 showed the restaurant at approximately 3,800 square-feet with a drive-through and associated drainage, paving, grading and infrastructure improvements.

The property, located at 16062 NW U.S. Highway 441 at the junction of I-75, has been regarded as an eyesore by some residents and Alachua officials. It has been vacant for several years.

The property is still currently held by Sally Franklin, of Alachua Enterprises, Inc., but Jarvis said Chasing Chicken 2, Inc. and Franklin are working to transfer the property.

Construction is expected to be complete in six to eight months.

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