CITY FATHERS HEARD FROM ABOUT 20 WHO TESTIFIED THAT MANY NEAR-BY HOMEOWNERS SAID THEY DON'T WANT IT AND THE COMMISSIONERS VOTED TO TABLE IT.
GRIFFIN HOMEBUILDER HARVEY PILKENTON PROPOSES TO JOIN WITH AN ATLANTA DEVELOPER TO BUILDOUT 2, 3 AND 4 BEDROOM APARTMENTS RENTING $695 TO $925 PER MONTH, BUT MAYOR DOUG HOLBERG TOLD THEM HE'S OPPOSED TO IT AND THREE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TESTIFIED AGAINST IT AND COUNTY MANAGER WILLIAM WILSON JR. SENT A LETTER URGING DENIAL.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER JAMES DUTTON WAS MOST VOCAL, WARNING THESE APARTMENTS COULD TURN INTO SECTION 8 HOUSING UP THE ROAD, NO MATTER WHAT IS BEING PROMISED. HOMEOWNERS CITED INCREASED TRAFFIC, SCHOOL IMPACT, AND WATER AND SEWER ISSUES IN THEIR TESTIMONIALS TO REJECT IT.
GRIFFIN HOMEBUILDER HARVEY PILKENTON PROPOSES TO JOIN WITH AN ATLANTA DEVELOPER TO BUILDOUT 2, 3 AND 4 BEDROOM APARTMENTS RENTING $695 TO $925 PER MONTH, BUT MAYOR DOUG HOLBERG TOLD THEM HE'S OPPOSED TO IT AND THREE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TESTIFIED AGAINST IT AND COUNTY MANAGER WILLIAM WILSON JR. SENT A LETTER URGING DENIAL.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER JAMES DUTTON WAS MOST VOCAL, WARNING THESE APARTMENTS COULD TURN INTO SECTION 8 HOUSING UP THE ROAD, NO MATTER WHAT IS BEING PROMISED. HOMEOWNERS CITED INCREASED TRAFFIC, SCHOOL IMPACT, AND WATER AND SEWER ISSUES IN THEIR TESTIMONIALS TO REJECT IT.
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