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Chick-fil-A Receives Go-Ahead to Start Construction in Glen Carbon

Posted on 04/29/2022

From The Edwardsville Intelligencer:  After no public opposition or support, Glen Carbon Trustees unanimously approved the final plat for Chick-fil-A Tuesday (Apr. 26). The chicken chain was the first to express an interest in claiming an outlot in the Orchard Town Center project, currently under construction at the intersection of Governors’ Parkway and Troy Road in Glen Carbon.

The center is bounded on the north by the parkway, on the east by Troy, on the west by Plum Street and a Madison County Transit (MCT) trail and on the south by Center Grove Road. The 1.65-acre outlot will be across Troy Road from the Steak ‘n Shake. Per Nicole Dicks, the village’s spokeswoman, Chick-fil-A anticipates construction starting in August and to be open in the spring of 2023.

At completion, Orchard Town Center will be anchored by a Menards, followed by three to four as yet unnamed junior anchor stores and 12 outlots. Staenberg Group, the project’s developer, believes it will have the project finished sometime in late 2023. The site was formerly a tree nursery and farm operated by the Fouceks. The transformation from agricultural land to another retail center took many area residents by surprise last December as they watched the changes while holiday shopping.

The restaurant will comprise just under 5,000-square-feet and the Glen Carbon site will be one of the first in the metro area to feature a dedicated, dual-lane drive-through. Chick-fil-A’s principal development leader for the Midwest, Justin Lurk, said the dual lane capacity is about 50 vehicles but the goal is not to allow that many to stack up before traffic spills off-site. The operating hours have not been finalized but most Chick-fil-A’s are open Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. and all are closed on Sundays. The company anticipates 15 to 20 employees will work at the site.

Other than a few from Mayor Bob Marcus, most of the trustees had no questions. Trustee Mike Sonderegger made some remarks, however, starting with his understanding of why area residents are excited to see this business open in Glen Carbon.

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