City says Roswell parcel on Ga. 92 and Bowen under negotiation; RDA accepted letter of intent, city to retain 2.5 acres for fire station

The Roswell Development Authority has accepted a letter of intent from a prospective buyer for the city-owned parcel at Georgia 92 and Bowen Road, but officials said the city is still in early negotiations and will keep roughly 2.5 acres of the site for a future fire station.

City economic development and parks officials briefed residents at the Sept. 29 mayor-and-council open forum after multiple neighbors asked why the city appears to be selling property that residents had previously understood would become parkland. "We are so early in the process," Jeff Leatherman, senior vice president and deputy city administrator, said. "We have not finalized any of the site plan work . . . that we would look at to understand the transportation-related impacts associated with this project." He added the city has reserved 2.5 acres for a fire station.

The city purchased the parcel several years ago to expand parkland; staff said additional property…