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Canton council hears public opposition as applicant offers to scale Longview master plan
Summary
At a Oct. 2 public hearing the Canton City Council heard residents’ objections to a proposed master plan amendment at Longview and Dr. John T. Pettit Streets — citing narrow roads, aging sewer pipes, tree removal and emergency access — while the applicant signaled willingness to revert to the previously approved 124‑unit plan.
CANTON, Ga. — The Canton City Council on Oct. 2 heard more than an hour of neighborhood opposition to a proposed master plan amendment and conditional‑use permit for property at Longview Street and Dr. John T. Pettit Street, as the applicant suggested stepping back to the previously approved 124‑unit layout.
Mayor and staff opened a public hearing on cases MP2508‑001 and CUP2508‑002 after city planner Mister Green described the submitted proposal as 143 residential units — 15 single‑family homes, 80 townhomes and 48 duplexes — compared with an approved plan for 124 units (96 single‑family homes and 28 duplexes).
Residents raised safety and infrastructure concerns. Doc Evans, who lives within 1,000 feet of the site, said notification was late and that the notice sign was “put 16 feet up in the woods, a 1 way sign,…
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