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Published Monday, October 12, 2009 in Local
Development planned in E. Coweta
The Times-Herald
Plans for a major commercial and residential development near the intersection of Highways 16 and 54 near Sharpsburg and Turin have been submitted to the Coweta County Planning Department.
A public hearing on the proposal will be Nov. 12 at 6 p.m. before the Coweta County Board of Commissioners.
The applicants are requesting a rezoning of 55 acres on Highway 16 East, approximately 450 feet west of the intersection.
The request is for C7 Commercial Major Shopping Center zoning. Plans are for 10 commercial buildings, with a 90,000-square-foot anchor and smaller buildings of 5,000 to 10,000 square feet. The project is being called "Neely Pond" at Johnson Crossroads.
The applicants are Thompson Lewis/Oakhall Properties LLC.
The commercial area would be connected to a 131-acre tract of land on Neely Road, between Clearwater Road and Highway 54. The applicants, Oakhill Properties, Thompson and Charlotte S. Lewis, Frank L. Neely Jr. and John O. Neely, are requesting the county's R1-B zoning, Single Family Residential Infill District -- Medium Density.
Plans call for 208 lots, with a municipal sewer system. The development would include 18.5 acres of primary open space and 27.74 acres of secondary open space. The R1-B zoning requires a centralized wastewater treatment system.
The Coweta Planning Department is recommending denial of both requests.
Also on the agenda for the Nov. 12 public hearing will be a request for rezoning of property near the intersection of Lower Fayetteville Road and Highway 154.
Michael and Judy Cunningham are requesting a rezoning of 38.11 acres from Rural Conservation to C-7, Commercial Major Shopping District, and a rezoning of 20.78 acres to C-8, Heavy Commercial.
The property currently includes Country Gardens Nursery and the Cunningham home.
The proposal is for a 90,000-square-foot grocery store with approximately 500 parking spaces and a fuel island, an automotive service business, expansion of the nursery, and public storage facilities.
The planning department is also recommending denial of this request.
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It would be nice to get to a grocery store close by instead of going to Stillwood Farms Publix or the one near Rockaway Road.
Posted by Janine at 5:27 PM
These developers have no regard for current and longtime residents . Rubbing the politicians backs is spreading south from Fulton Co.
Posted by Tim at 9:15 AM
DENY DENY DENY!!!!! good greif we have enough brand new empty buildings already!!!!!!
Posted by cheryl at 4:34 PM
186 acres available, 46 acres "open space" (whatever that means), leaving 140 acres to handle 208 lots. Sure gonna be some little bitty buildings. County infrastructure just isn't there to handle the potential load. Enough vacancies in the county; let's not have more. We still await the delayed center at Fisher Rd or is it Fischer Rd? Hard to tell since DOT and county sign people can't spell.
Posted by coweta cur-mudgeon at 1:06 PM
I think it would be a mistake for our elected officials to deny any development. The planned results would only create more jobs, therefore increasing the much needed revenue for Coweta County. The economic growth is needed especially in todays negative process. Come on people let the county grow and prosper.
Posted by Terry W. Mann at 1:55 AM
Development...during these times? Homes? Didn't we just read about all the foreclosures? If I were fronting the money on this I would suggest a psych evaluation. Here's a for instance...the 34 bypass' newest industrial fiasco. Just had to clear out all that forest and there it sits. But then, look who has it listed..the Mayor's Real Estate Co. What a joke.
Posted by The money man at 9:02 AM
Thank goodness the CC Planning Department has learned how to spell "DENIED" for these types of applications. It's about time!
Posted by Karen at 7:27 AM
I hope the developers have plans to improve that intersection and don't expect the county tax payers to flip the bill. Lots of wetlands in that area, probably a few native chestnut trees and a few historic items that will all need huge buffers. Good luck.
Posted by B Smith at 7:05 AM
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the planning dept is recommeding denial...why deny progress that area is in need for local stores
Posted by lori kemp at 5:37 AM