Council approves Hill Street mixed‑use redevelopment plan; DDA, land swap, parking deck and financing package cleared

The Roswell City Council voted unanimously Oct. 14 to approve a resolution supporting the downtown Hill Street mixed‑use redevelopment and to authorize the related legal and design documents necessary to move the project to financing and construction.

Lede/nut graf: Deputy City Administrator Jeff Leatherman told council the project repurposes the former police‑headquarters site and adjacent property into a mixed‑use district with multifamily, commercial space, public green space and a parking deck. Council approved the design and sign packages, the master site plan, and the suite of legal documents that the city and the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) need to close the development financing and begin construction.

What council approved - Resolution supporting the Hill Street mixed‑use development project and authorizing the city to execute closing documents tied to the public‑private transaction. - Adoption of the project's architectural and landscape design package, building elevations and the master sign plan as the controlling design documents for review of construction submittals. - Authorization of associated legal agreements, including the post‑closing agreement, reciprocal easement…