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Norcross considers $5 million appropriation for Public Safety Building and corrective deed
Summary
Council discussed an appropriation of $5,000,000 for a Public Safety Building and requested authority for the mayor to sign a corrective deed to fix confusing boundary descriptions; members also noted a lack of reciprocal agreement with the DDA for previously conveyed properties.
The Norcross City Council discussed a proposed $5,000,000 appropriation to fund construction of a Public Safety Building. A council member said the appropriation includes financing options not otherwise available to the council and asked the body to authorize the mayor to sign a corrective deed to resolve survey and boundary ambiguities affecting development opportunities.
Council members described the problem as a beats‑and‑bounds description that has made it unclear exactly where property lines run, which in turn complicates development and the city’s ability to show clear ownership or use rights. The corrective deed was presented as a technical fix based on updated survey information.
Members also raised a related concern that when the city previously conveyed properties (including a parking lot and the community center) there was no reciprocal agreement recorded with the Downtown Development Authority that would allow the city to continue using those properties; that omission was cited as another reason to clarify titles and agreements before proceeding with development or financing.
No final vote or appropriation was recorded in the transcript excerpt.
