Greensboro car lot proposal draws residents' ire, planners' support

A proposal to bring a car lot to the corner of Holden Road and Ashland Street near West Wendover Avenue in Greensboro has received the support of city planners, the News & Record reports. The property is zoned commercial, but residents say the owner of the land agreed five years ago to not place a car lot on the site. Plans for VIP Car Mart, proposed by developer Mike Nicholson, will go before the city's zoning commission Oct. 8. A community meeting on the project last week ended with police…