Design challenges emerge for East Point’s multi‑generational center after floodplain survey

Nov 18, 2025

Architects reported that most of the proposed recreation site is in a flood hazard area and a gas‑line easement limits buildable footprint; consultants recommended considering procurement via construction manager at risk to start land disturbance earlier and flagged pool siting and parking as unresolved.

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East Point — Consultants from Cooper Carry told the City Council on Nov. 17 that recent surveys of the proposed multi‑generational recreation center site have revealed greater constraints than earlier concept plans indicated. Much of the site sits in a regulated flood hazard area and a gas‑line easement cuts across the property, limiting the buildable footprint and complicating placement of an on‑site pool and full parking.

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