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Coweta County residents clash over comprehensive‑plan update and proposed 'Project Sale' data center
Summary
At a public hearing on the county’s comprehensive plan, residents and developers clashed over a proposed 831‑acre data‑center project ("Project Sale") and growth tools in the draft plan. Supporters emphasized jobs and infrastructure; opponents raised concerns about noise, water, health and property values.
Coweta County commissioners heard hours of public comment Tuesday as residents debated the draft comprehensive plan and an emerging proposal known as “Project Sale,” a large technology‑park/data‑center development proposed on land near Plant Yates.
Planning staff presented the second public hearing on the five‑year comprehensive plan update, which staff says is intended as a policy guide rather than an ordinance. Development and planning manager Teresa Crow said the draft condenses the previous plan into a streamlined document based on a year of public engagement and prioritizes themes including housing affordability, trails, rural preservation and a possible voluntary Transfer of Development Rights program. Crow said the county plans to accept final public comments through April 7 and expects to return to the board May 5 to request transmittal for state and regional…
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