Chick-fil-A makes another try at opening a Manchester restaurant

An illustration of the proposed Manchester Chick-fil-A at 1428 Pleasant Valley Road. (Town of Manchester)MANCHESTER — Chick-fil-A is proposing its 12th restaurant in Connecticut and the first one in Manchester after trying to open a location in town for years.

The 5,165-square-foot restaurant, with sit-down and drive-through service, would be built at 1428 Pleasant Valley Road on the site of a building that now houses a Boston Market restaurant and a former Starbucks coffee shop.

Town staff are reviewing the proposal, which is expected to be on the planning and zoning commission’s Oct. 19 meeting agenda.

Chick-fil-A representatives had scouted two other sites in Manchester in the past four…