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Concerned Citizens of East Cobb

Protecting Our Community's Residents, Seniors, Schools and Environment

May 6 Planning Commission Meeting

5/6/2014

 
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Concerned Citizens with bright T-shirts attend the Planning Commission meeting to voice their concerns
A total of 149 Concerned Citizens with bright T-shirts packed the Planning Commission meeting on Tuesday, May 6 to voice their concerns.  Thousands of emails and petition signatures to deny the Isakson Living proposal were acknowledged by the Planning Commission, and the 2,500 strong petition was formally presented.  

After 20 minutes of discussion from each side, in addition to a presentation by the traffic engineer who performed the traffic study, and several follow up questions to the applicant's lawyer, the Planning Commission voted to table the application for 90 days. The reasons for the decision to table was to address several further changes to the plan, including directives to:

- reduce the total number units to 500 or less, similar to Park Springs.

- cap the height at 2 stories, as stated in the CCRC code, or up to 3 stories.

- refine the traffic study to compare it to a development of 100 homes in an R-20 subdivision.  (200 homes was clarified as impossible for this property.)

- clarify the use and design of the cottages, especially from the Roswell Road view, where landscaping was cited as preferable.

- improve the size and scope of the landscaping buffer around the entire development.


The Planning Commission also specifically requested that the proposal be made available to the Planning Commission and the public at least two weeks prior to the next meeting, by the 15th of the preceding month.  The next meeting is now scheduled for Thursday, September 4, 2014, which is not on a Tuesday due to the Labor Day holiday. The May 20, 2014 meeting was cancelled.

Below is the PowerPoint slide presentation for the Planning Commission meeting:
Below is the text of the PowerPoint presentation.
Click here to view the WSBTV coverage of the meeting, and click here to read the Marietta Daily Journal article about it.
We will post more information as soon as it becomes available.
Julia Spell
5/8/2014 05:53:29 am

I have lived very close to Fuller Park and the east end of Robinson Rd for 31 yrs. and I can tell you what traffic is like at weekdays AM & PM rush hrs. and Sat. & Sun. when both parks back to back create a huge backup in traffic from high usage with play and sports. With the addition of the huge Wellstar Project and the Isakson Living the ability of leaving Robinson Rd. will be backed up from Old Canton Rd on our west to Merchants Walk to the east at Johnson Ferry. I am 71 yrs. old and do not want Senior Living at E. Cobb Park to the plans as submitted thus far. It is too LARGE and will add more to an already conjested area. Please vote No to the size of the current project specs. My son has already moved from the PWMC area at Walton High to be able to have a better way to get to work!!
The safety of our children and grandchildren should be at the top of your concern as we do have Sr. Living on Lower Roswell and Upper
Roswell so I hope greed of priceless land does not come first over more GREEN space for our children!!


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