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Athens commissioners pressed on sewer, stormwater as Homewood shopping-center redevelopment heads to January vote
Summary
Developers say a planned development reduces ultimate density and adds stormwater controls; residents and commissioners raised repeated sewer-capacity, stormwater detention and parking concerns and asked for more technical review before a January vote.
Athens-Clarke County commissioners heard more than an hour of public comment and technical questioning on a proposed planned development for the Homewood Shopping Center, with neighbors warning that existing sewer and stormwater infrastructure could not safely support hundreds of new dwelling units.
Jack Murphy, a representative of developer Carter, told the commission the planned-development application would produce a "more responsible" site than a by-right project by capping the project's density at roughly 300,000 square feet, increasing pedestrian plaza space and tree canopy, and redirecting money that would otherwise pay for ground-floor retail and excess parking into community improvements. "If the…
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