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Neighbor group raises questions about sewer capacity and changed sewer-provider request for proposed ‘mega project’
Summary
A neighborhood coalition member presented open-records forms showing a developer switched a sewer request from Henry County to the City of McDonough, noted the submittal checked 'no' for sufficient wastewater capacity and said the project would require about 260,000 gallons per day; he asked whether sewer availability is required at rezoning or only at construction.
Scott Neiman, representing the downtown McDonough Neighborhood Coalition, told the council that an open-records form for a large proposed development initially listed Henry County as the sewer provider but later changed to request City of McDonough sewer service. Neiman said the updated form indicated insufficient wastewater-treatment capacity and that "the proposed project ... would require 260,000 gallons of treatment a day."
Neiman asked the council to clarify whether sewer-capacity demonstration is required at the time of a rezoning hearing or only before construction begins, and he requested transparency about any discussions the city has had with the developer. "Why the change? We don't know," he said, noting it could be a developer error or an attempt to avoid alarming residents.
Council and staff did not provide a legal determination at the workshop. City staff said they would seek clarification from the legal department about timing and capacity requirements for rezoning proceedings. Neiman also raised concerns about traffic impacts to neighborhood streets if the project funnels highway traffic through residential roads.
The matter was raised as part of public comment; no rezoning petition was before the council at this meeting and no formal action was taken.
