Dear Neighbors,
After three hearings and close to five months of initial opposition and later negotiation, the developer Windsong Properties, has produced a greatly revised site plan of Z-75. The attached picture shows the original and then revised plan. A core group of neighbors consisting of representatives from area neighborhoods and those adjacent to the proposed property, have met countless hours. We have met with West Cobb Advocate and P.L.A.N., as well as others who have been instrumental in advising us. We have meet with Commissioner Bob Weatherford and Steve Romeyn of Windsong Properties. We have met together almost weekly as a group of concerned neighbors with no meeting under 3 hours. While we know that there will always be differing opinions, we do see that development is inevitable. Our desire has been to see responsible development in this area. This parcel of land has some irrefutable challenges with high power lines and a gas pumping station. Realistically we do not believe the Future Land Use Plan will maintain the classification of this intersection of Corner Rd. & Lost Mountain Rd. as VLDR.
In our negotiations, the site plan has gone from 146 homes to 97, bringing it to a density of 2.0 (the same as nearby Amberton) We believe that the benefits of this development being an RSL at a 2.0 density are:
- The buffers around it are large. In order to maintain the look and feel of the area, the development is centralized.
- The homes are one level and are going to be landscaped and maintained uniformly.
- The demographics are going to be older people who are quieter than those with families.
- Older people, who have amenities available to them, will have less of an impact on traffic at peak hours.
We have made sure that there are amenities and greenspace: walking trails, community garden, dog park etc. and elevations that make this development attractive. In our agreement with this plan, we are looking realistically toward the future and believe that these homes will be a quality product that will be an asset to the community. Speaking for the core group of neighbors who have been in regular negotiation, we do not plan to oppose the newly revised site plan and updated stipulations of Z-75 at the 9am December 20th BOC Hearing.
A special thank you to everyone who has shown interest and assisted in keeping West Cobb a wonderful place to live.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
October 10, 2016
October 8, 2016
The momentum surrounding our proposal for the Z-75 site plan remains steady as we approach one thousand signatures. Please encourage your neighbors to review the revised density plans today. Securing this next milestone will demonstrate the strength of our position to the board.
Reached 100 supporters
September 15, 2016
September 13, 2016
The momentum behind this petition is increasing as we approach our next milestone of one hundred signatures. Please take a moment to forward this link to your neighbors to help us demonstrate the scale of our local interest.
441 Comments
West Cobb is overloaded with the 55 plus communities. I cannot believe that feasibility studies would show that we need another one! Just go down Dallas Highway, Stilesboro, Mars Hill, Butler a creek and Cedarcrest. How many more do we need??
We do not need additional housing as traffic is a mess already.In addition, the strain on Kemp will be awful for the teachers and students. Do not turn West Cobb into East Cobb.There are plenty of subdivisions under construction already.
I am not against growth in our area, but only AFTER the infrastructure, ie. widening the roads, new schools, etc. has been addressed. Please don't wait until after the problems start to fix them, but work proactively towards new growth.
Traffic in this area is already a concern when trying to get our kids to school on time and picking them up. Adding any new construction in the vicinity... that will increase traffic... without a plan to deal with any future traffic problems just gets a no from me.
The traffic on Lost Mountain Road is incredibly heavy and is only going to get worse once Kyle Farms is completed. Adding yet another high density subdivision is too much for the current road system. Follow the Future Land Use Plan -- no rezoning!
Just say NO to more profits to developers while they bear ZERO cost to widen the roads that are already hopelessly overloaded with rush hours (3) traffic. If they want to build high density homes, that's fine, but first, make them build high density roads so they don't take the profit on the houses and run, leaving us with the additional wait times, carbon emmissions and gasoline expense in their wake!
No, no, and no. Before anyone agrees to this for any reason, attempt to head north on Lost Mountain Rd between Macland and Dallas highway between the hours of 5 and 7PM. If Windsong would like to widen Lost Mountain Rd by one lane in each direction between Dallas Highway and Macland, by all means, approve it. Unless they are willing to pay to have that done, No, no and no.
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Dear Neighbors,
After three hearings and close to five months of initial opposition and later negotiation, the developer Windsong Properties, has produced a greatly revised site plan of Z-75. The attached picture shows the original and then revised plan. A core group of neighbors consisting of representatives from area neighborhoods and those adjacent to the proposed property, have met countless hours. We have met with West Cobb Advocate and P.L.A.N., as well as others who have been instrumental in advising us. We have meet with Commissioner Bob Weatherford and Steve Romeyn of Windsong Properties. We have met together almost weekly as a group of concerned neighbors with no meeting under 3 hours. While we know that there will always be differing opinions, we do see that development is inevitable. Our desire has been to see responsible development in this area. This parcel of land has some irrefutable challenges with high power lines and a gas pumping station. Realistically we do not believe the Future Land Use Plan will maintain the classification of this intersection of Corner Rd. & Lost Mountain Rd. as VLDR.
In our negotiations, the site plan has gone from 146 homes to 97, bringing it to a density of 2.0 (the same as nearby Amberton) We believe that the benefits of this development being an RSL at a 2.0 density are:
- The buffers around it are large. In order to maintain the look and feel of the area, the development is centralized.
- The homes are one level and are going to be landscaped and maintained uniformly.
- The demographics are going to be older people who are quieter than those with families.
- Older people, who have amenities available to them, will have less of an impact on traffic at peak hours.
We have made sure that there are amenities and greenspace: walking trails, community garden, dog park etc. and elevations that make this development attractive. In our agreement with this plan, we are looking realistically toward the future and believe that these homes will be a quality product that will be an asset to the community. Speaking for the core group of neighbors who have been in regular negotiation, we do not plan to oppose the newly revised site plan and updated stipulations of Z-75 at the 9am December 20th BOC Hearing.
A special thank you to everyone who has shown interest and assisted in keeping West Cobb a wonderful place to live.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
October 10, 2016
October 8, 2016
The momentum surrounding our proposal for the Z-75 site plan remains steady as we approach one thousand signatures. Please encourage your neighbors to review the revised density plans today. Securing this next milestone will demonstrate the strength of our position to the board.
Reached 100 supporters
September 15, 2016
September 13, 2016
The momentum behind this petition is increasing as we approach our next milestone of one hundred signatures. Please take a moment to forward this link to your neighbors to help us demonstrate the scale of our local interest.
441 Comments
I am strongly opposed to permitting high density development which is inconsistent with the current land use plan and would seriously impact already congested traffic in the area - especially impacting Kemp Elementary School across the street.
West Cobb is overloaded with the 55 plus communities. I cannot believe that feasibility studies would show that we need another one! Just go down Dallas Highway, Stilesboro, Mars Hill, Butler a creek and Cedarcrest. How many more do we need??
We do not need additional housing as traffic is a mess already.In addition, the strain on Kemp will be awful for the teachers and students. Do not turn West Cobb into East Cobb.There are plenty of subdivisions under construction already.
I am not against growth in our area, but only AFTER the infrastructure, ie. widening the roads, new schools, etc. has been addressed. Please don't wait until after the problems start to fix them, but work proactively towards new growth.
Traffic in this area is already a concern when trying to get our kids to school on time and picking them up. Adding any new construction in the vicinity... that will increase traffic... without a plan to deal with any future traffic problems just gets a no from me.
The traffic on Lost Mountain Road is incredibly heavy and is only going to get worse once Kyle Farms is completed. Adding yet another high density subdivision is too much for the current road system. Follow the Future Land Use Plan -- no rezoning!
Just say NO to more profits to developers while they bear ZERO cost to widen the roads that are already hopelessly overloaded with rush hours (3) traffic. If they want to build high density homes, that's fine, but first, make them build high density roads so they don't take the profit on the houses and run, leaving us with the additional wait times, carbon emmissions and gasoline expense in their wake!
No, no, and no. Before anyone agrees to this for any reason, attempt to head north on Lost Mountain Rd between Macland and Dallas highway between the hours of 5 and 7PM. If Windsong would like to widen Lost Mountain Rd by one lane in each direction between Dallas Highway and Macland, by all means, approve it. Unless they are willing to pay to have that done, No, no and no.
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I am strongly opposed to permitting high density development which is inconsistent with the current land use plan and would seriously impact already congested traffic in the area - especially impacting Kemp Elementary School across the street.