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Coweta County commissioners continue Freedom Land Holdings rezoning hearing to Oct. 21 after residents raise traffic and buffer concerns
Summary
After an applicant reduced density and eliminated townhomes, residents raised safety, traffic, school-capacity and buffer-preservation concerns; the board voted to reopen and continue the rezoning hearing to Oct. 21 and requested staff publish the updated site plan and proffered conditions online.
Chairman (unnamed) reopened the continued public hearing on Sept. 16 for rezoning Petition REZ25-05, filed by Freedom Land Holdings LLC for property fronting Mary Freeman Road, Lower Fayetteville Road and Covey Trail in Newnan (District 1). The applicant presented a revised plan that removed townhomes and reduced the proposed lot count from 329 to 291 single-family lots.
Steven Jones, attorney for Freedom Land Holdings, told the Board the updated concept adds a voluntary 50-foot perimeter buffer around most of the site (one 25-foot pinch point where road fit requires it), reconfigures internal walking trails away from the buffer, makes the Covey Trail connection a cul-de-sac with a Knox-box emergency access, and proposes a fence to prevent pedestrian access through the Knox-box gate. Jones said the plan ties the amenity package to the development, includes a roundabout at the Mary…
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