Residents urge Snellville council to deny rezoning of Summit Chase country club property

Dozens of residents told the Snellville City Council on March 24 that a rezoning request for the former Summit Chase Country Club threatens neighborhood character, local wildlife and infrastructure.

At a public-comment session dominated by neighbors of the Summit Chase community, speakers described blighted wildlife, increased silt in Johnson Lake and traffic impacts on Summit Chase Drive and surrounding corridors. "It's an invasion in our right to peaceful living," said Mila, a resident of 3251 Garment Drive, describing plans she said include "almost 43 houses directly along my property line" and an overall project she said would add about 125 houses.

The residents framed their opposition around several recurring concerns: (1) traffic and cut-throughs on Summit Chase Drive, Rosebud Road and U.S. 78; (2) blasting and construction next to existing homes that could harm foundations, pools, septic systems and wells; (3) environmental damage to Johnson Lake and the Big Haines Creek watershed, including increased silt observed since nearby construction…