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Snellville staff reports near-term business openings, retaining wall and sewer work; bond policy draft set for December review
Summary
City staff told the Oct. 27 work session that several downtown vendors are finishing interior work and preparing to open, Parkside construction is underway, a contractor installed retaining-wall steel, sewer work connected a bank to city sewer and staff will propose a draft special bond policy for council review in December.
City staff briefed the Snellville City mayor and council on Oct. 27 about multiple development and infrastructure items, saying neighborhood businesses could open in the next few weeks and several public projects are moving toward completion.
Staff said a business identified in the update as “Cricket Can” is targeting a mid-November soft opening and that six vendors are under construction; a cakery and a taqueria were described as finishing interior work and checking final permits. “I think they were even here earlier last week, checking on any last minute permits,” staff said.
Payroll and project updates included Parkside construction activity and a meeting with property owners at The Grove; staff said they plan quarterly coordination meetings in 2026. Staff also said they will bring a draft special bond policy for council review at the Dec. 10 meeting.
On infrastructure, staff reported that the contractor for a Briscoe Parks retaining wall has installed all the steel for the footing and that a financing survey is complete; once the financing documentation is prepared, staff will circulate it ahead of the council meeting targeted in December. Staff said sewer contractors have connected a bank to the city sewer line and that the remaining tasks are removing an on-site septic tank and repaving the disturbed area.
Staff described encountering unexpected underground conflicts, including near a fiber line, but told council no utilities were lost during the work. On remaining work, staff estimated that, weather permitting, concrete pours and the final paving could be completed in roughly six to eight weeks.
No formal votes were taken on any of these items. Staff will return with the draft bond policy in December and circulate project financing documents to council prior to that meeting.
