Marietta council previews 600‑home Greenhouse subdivision, flags road and drainage needs

Marietta city staff on the council's agenda-review session presented an update on the Greenhouse subdivision, a multi‑phase development off Bells Ferry that staff said will include nearly 600 homes on roughly 180 acres.

The presentation highlighted current progress—two model structures and an office are up—and noted that permits for the next phase are under review. "We have almost 600 homes going up on about 175 well, 180 acres now," staff said during the briefing.

Staff also described stormwater constraints in the area: the nearby Lower Lake is managed as a county stormwater detention site and county work to repair the dam has kept water levels low. "They had issues with the dam," staff said, noting the lake will start to fill again once county repairs are completed.

Council and staff discussed infrastructure obligations tied to development approvals. City staff said some road expansions and drainage improvements are conditions of the permit package and that, absent the development, the city's resurfacing schedule for the affected streets would fall into the city's normal 3–5 year timeline. "If it is approved, by the time the development is completed, it'll be on schedule for us to resurface at that point," staff said. For Herbert Drive, staff reported a drainage problem and that Mr. Goldstein had authorized use of award funds to design a piped solution.

Council members asked staff to confirm exact responsibilities and timing; staff said designs are in progress and the expansion and drainage work will be scheduled to align with the project's completion. No formal vote or binding agreement was recorded in the agenda‑review session; staff advised the council that specific infrastructure commitments will be reflected in development approvals and permit conditions.

The council recessed the agenda review and was scheduled to take up regular meeting business at 7:00 p.m.