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Residents at Villa Rica meeting urge traffic calming, due diligence on development and clearer enforcement of camera fines
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Summary
Multiple residents told the council on Jan. 13 that rapid housing growth has worsened traffic and safety in neighborhoods (Mirror Lake, Twin Oaks), asked for speed signs, speed bumps and enforcement, and urged the council to pause major decisions until full records and impacts are reviewed.
Several residents used the public‑comment period at the Jan. 13 Villa Rica City Council meeting to press the council on traffic safety and on careful review of development decisions.
Mirror Lake and broader schedule concerns: Dennis Brown urged the council to retain the two‑meeting schedule (work session separate from the voting session) so council members have time to review consent items, and raised traffic concerns around Mirror Lake where he said 'over 1,000 units' are already permitted, warning that Punkantown Road and nearby east‑west corridors will be overwhelmed without action.
Neighborhood safety: Twin Oaks resident Janae Vancore described 70 homes added to a recently completed section of her subdivision and reported high‑speed driving on narrow neighborhood streets, asking the city to install speed‑limit signs, speed bumps, and 'children at play' signage. She highlighted a personal safety concern: her daughter is deaf and relies on a service animal to detect vehicles.
Enforcement and camera concerns: Veteran Moore Hewitt recounted a 2007 housing opportunity and later raised a question about who authorized removal of vehicle tags tied to automated school‑zone camera enforcement and private collections; he asked the police and city staff to clarify the authorizing authority and enforcement chain.
Due diligence on parkway/charter: Pam White asked the new council members to 'test the law of the land' and review public records and property-ownership history before acting on Ward‑1 projects such as the parkway; Christie Chastain separately urged the council to pause legislative outreach on the charter so the body can consider a comprehensive solution.
Response: Mayor and staff acknowledged the concerns and offered to follow up through the city manager and through councilmembers (e.g., referring traffic calming requests to the council member for that ward and to staff for study).
