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Residents urge scrutiny of proposed 60‑unit Avenel Crossing, citing transit and service access

Athens City Planning Commission · May 7, 2026
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Summary

A resident asked the planning commission to scrutinize a proposed 60‑unit low‑income development at Valley View/Dona Road, saying the site lacks nearby transit and services and urging that the project be treated as a major subdivision requiring full review.

Mary Anne Hartwick, who said she lives in the three‑mile extraterritorial area, asked the commission to intervene in a proposed 60‑unit low‑income development known in application materials as Avenel Crossing. Hartwick argued the site is distant from grocery, pharmacy and medical services and lacks convenient public transit, and she urged the commission to ensure the developer follows subdivision rules rather than building in the…

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