Council approves Twin Lakes dedications and maintenance agreement; developer to retain landscaping

Hoschton — The Hoschton City Council approved a series of measures tied to the Twin Lakes subdivision, accepting the roadway dedication and right-of-way, approving a landscape maintenance agreement that leaves turf and plantings with the developer or homeowners association (HOA), and accepting dedication of a sewage pump station in Phase 6B.

In approval of the road dedication (Resolution 2025-26), council members and developer representatives discussed minor operational items such as who would paint stop bars and maintain certain non-pavement elements after the road is conveyed. Council members noted the city had already approved the final plat and that making substantive changes to the plat at acceptance is unusual; the developer said the road was built to the signed layout and field-reviewed as constructed.

On the landscape maintenance agreement (Resolution 2025-23), staff summarized that the city would accept pavement and curb/roadway elements while landscaped strips, trees, and other soft-surface features would remain the developer’s or HOA’s responsibility. A council member asked whether sidewalks and multipurpose paths would be included in conveyance; staff confirmed the existing paved path/right-of-way was part of the dedication.

The council also approved the dedication of a sewage pump station within Phase 6B (Resolution 2024-24) as part of the subdivision’s utilities conveyance.

Votes and formal action

- Motion: approve dedication of Twin Lakes Boulevard and Wright right-of-way (Resolution 2025-26). Outcome: approved. - Motion: approve landscape maintenance agreement for Twin Lakes Boulevard (Resolution 2025-23). Outcome: approved. - Motion: approve dedication of sewage pump station in Phase 6B (Resolution 2024-24). Outcome: approved.

Operational notes

Staff and the developer agreed that if the city later chooses to paint stop bars or make minor traffic-control striping changes, those would be minimal costs and could be addressed as needed; the developer emphasized the city had already approved the subdivision final plat and that major design changes at dedication are not typical.

Next steps

Staff will record the dedications and update asset and maintenance records to reflect that the city now owns the paved roadway and associated utilities, while streetscape plantings remain with the developer/HOA per the approved agreement.