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Neighbors oppose planned light‑industrial use for Old Conley Road; board tables applications for community meeting
Summary
Residents and a church delegation urged Clayton County commissioners to deny rezoning of 1260 Old Conley Road to light industrial, citing traffic, safety, property-value and environmental concerns; the board accepted the applicant’s request to defer the related land‑use and CUP items to June 16 and agreed to a community meeting.
Several residents and community representatives urged the Clayton County Board of Commissioners to reject an application to rezone 1260 Old Conley Road from residential to light industrial use for tractor/truck parking, trailer storage and repair.
A representative from New Morning Light Baptist Church said the parcel formerly housed Wings of Faith Baptist Church and now sits between homes; she asked the board to deny the rezoning and cited potential property-value decline, increased heavy-truck traffic on narrow streets, drainage and environmental risks, and threats to children and seniors. "We don't want that there…We don't want trucking there," the speaker said, asking the board to preserve neighborhood stability.
Resident Glenda Gates described a past crash at the Conley Road intersection in which her friend died and said the streets are not safe for frequent heavy-truck traffic. The speaker asked the board not to approve trucking uses at the site.
Commissioner Reeves (district commissioner for the area) told speakers that the item is being deferred at the applicant’s request to allow a community meeting in Conley; the board voted to table the three related items (land‑use amendment, rezoning and CUP) to the June 16 meeting so the community can review plans and meet the applicant and staff.
Why it matters: Neighbors said the proposed light-industrial use would introduce heavy traffic and safety risks into a residential area and urged the board to consider alternative locations better suited for truck operations. The board’s decision to delay aims to increase public engagement and allow staff and the applicant to respond to community concerns.
What’s next: The applicant asked to defer to June 16; the district commissioner’s office will schedule a local community meeting before that date and collect residents’ questions and concerns.
