Ames Approves North Grand Plan; What Stores Do You Want to See

The Council voted Tuesday to approve a site plan for the North Grand Mall, that developers said would bring new stores.

The includes bulldozing old and vacant or soon to be vacant buildings and building new retail space. GK Development has told city officials that two major stores are interested in the location, but won't give any names until fall. The thought is that after they announce plans to come in North Grand that more will follow.

The city approved an adaptive reuse plan for the mall in 2007 that never came to fruition. A new was built and the former KFC was demolished.

The new plan required city approval because the current project failed to meet all zoning requirements.

Late last, year officials with said they planned on opening a location in Ames but would not say where.

What stores do you want to see in Ames? Tell us in the comments.