Atwoods drops plans for new Maize store

Oklahoma-based Atwoods, a ranch and home store, apparently isn’t going to open in Maize after all.

Have You Heard? previously reported that an item for the Feb. 19 Maize City Council agenda showed that the chain wanted to put a store at 4551 N. Maize Road, which is just south of 45th Street North and just down the street from Woodard Mercantile, a locally owned store that carries a lot of similar merchandise.

An Atwoods spokesman wouldn’t comment except to say the company is always looking for growth opportunities.

Now, Maize planning administrator Kim Edgington says rezoning of the property, which would allow Atwoods to locate there, is not moving forward.

“The property owner did not submit the required materials to make the zone change effective,” Edgington says.

She says the City Council had been working with Atwoods, but the company didn’t want to meet certain design standards, agree to use certain building materials or agree to outdoor storage limitations.

An Atwoods spokesman didn’t return calls to comment.

This story was originally published August 8, 2018 at 2:48 PM.