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Cobb commissioners approve Mount Bethel access road, set staged enrollment cap and traffic conditions
Summary
After hours of testimony from supporters and neighbors, the Cobb County Board approved a special land‑use permit to add a Holly Springs access road for Mount Bethel Christian Academy and set a five‑year cap of 850 students with additional increases to 1,100 requiring a return to the board. The approval includes DOT‑recommended traffic work, donation of right‑of‑way and neighborhood landscaping conditions.
Kevin Moore, attorney for Mount Bethel Christian Academy, asked the Cobb County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 16 to add roughly 9.75 acres to the school’s campus and raise the school’s long‑range enrollment cap to 1,100 students, saying the full build‑out would occur “10 to 15 years from now” and that the school needs approval now to begin design and planning. Moore told commissioners the school’s current total enrollment across three campuses is about 705 and said the request would consolidate lower, middle and upper schools on the expanded campus.
Neighbors and community members pushed back in public comment, focusing chiefly on traffic and timing. “This isn’t an opposition to the school,” resident Neil Dougherty told…
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