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Marietta approves Franklin Gateway rezoning and sale for women’s professional soccer training facility

City of Marietta City Council · April 15, 2026
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Summary

The council approved rezoning for a 34-acre Franklin Gateway site and later authorized a purchase-and-sale agreement to sell approximately 33 acres to an Atlanta women’s professional soccer club affiliate (AWPFC) for $10 million with staged payments and a pledged $60 million investment; the council also secured approximately 10 acres for future community uses and attached conditions on sidewalks and streetscape coordination.

The Marietta City Council on April 15 approved two linked actions to advance a proposed headquarters and training complex for a professional women’s soccer organization on Franklin Gateway.

First, the council approved a rezoning to allow a 38,000-square-foot training and headquarters facility and ancillary fields on a 34.15-acre site (Z2026-06) after the applicant agreed to remove a requested sidewalk-width variance and to work with the city on future streetscape improvements. Company representatives described two main buildings, dedicated parking, and ancillary fields and estimated combined capital investment for nearby facilities…

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