LAWRENCEVILLE — A group of neighbors who oppose a proposed development of 130 acres in Lawrenceville said on Monday morning that the county shouldn’t allow a rezoning with a man who was connected to a bribery scandal.
Marlin Knapp, president of the Vintage Point Neighborhood Association, is leading the opposition by a group called “Gwinnett Neighborhoods in Peril” to the development of up to 334 homes near Pleasant Hill Road and Cruse Road. At a press conference outside the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center on Monday, Knapp said the area is also too densely populated, and the development would cause the area to be “really bombarded with extra traffic.”
“We’re already congested,” Knapp said. “Our quality of life could get even worse with extra traffic, over-burdened sewer lines, the water main lines. The fire trucks have a hard time getting past the intersection of Cruse Road and Pleasant Hill.”
Planning commissioners recommended approval of the proposal, and lowered the density of the project from the original 399 homes proposed. Any changes to the proposed plan would require the process to start over.
Mike Islam, a member of the opposition who lives off of Pleasant Hill Road, said the area’s infrastructure can’t handle even 100 more cars. At minimum, Cruse Road needs to add a turning lane, even if this development doesn’t pass, he said.
via Gwinnett Daily Post | Neighbors voice opposition to proposed development.
Comments ( 0 )