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Coweta board objects to Newnan annexation for Greentop Road property, asks staff to seek negotiated resolution
Summary
County staff recommended, and the board voted, to object to a proposed city of Newnan annexation of about 22.6 acres off Greentop Road on grounds that the annexation would substantially change intensity and increase county infrastructure costs. The board asked staff to attempt an intergovernmental resolution before arbitration.
Coweta County staff recommended that the board formally object to a city of Newnan annexation petition (AN02‑225) for roughly 22.64 acres off Greentop Road, and commissioners voted to object and to request that staff seek a negotiated intergovernmental resolution.
What staff reported: The proposed annexation packet from the city of Newnan included a subdivision concept showing three pods totaling 235 homes (an average density about 2.05 units per acre). Coweta staff reviewed the packet and advised the board that under OCGA 36‑36‑1.13(d) a county may object when annexation would cause a substantial change in allowable intensity or a significantly different allowable use, or would significantly increase net infrastructure costs for the county. On…
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