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Residents press council after incorrect map in Georgetown plan; planning director says error fixed
Summary
Residents raised alarms after an incorrect map in the Georgetown small area plan showed a school parcel as housing; Richard McLeod said the map in the packet was removed and the plan still designates the school property as R‑100. Neighbors also expressed worries about potential road cut‑throughs and density.
Before public comment, Mayor asked Richard McLeod, the city’s director of community development, to explain a mapping error that had circulated in neighborhood mailers. McLeod told council there was a single page in the packet that mistakenly showed the school property as housing; staff removed that map from the packet and confirmed the adopted plan text and the revised materials still list the school parcel as R‑100.
“That map did not reflect what the report says,” McLeod said, and later: “We corrected it. It's now out.” Several residents used the public‑comment period to press for reassurances that the city was not rezoning the school property and to ask whether a new road would be cut through adjacent neighborhoods. One resident asked for a council resolution to keep the former middle‑school parcel zoned R‑100; McLeod and council members repeatedly emphasized the parcel is owned by DeKalb Schools and is not currently for sale.
Neighbors also urged protections for street connectivity and traffic safety. Colin Kelly, who lives in Madison Square, urged council to advance zoning updates that would allow “missing middle” homes and keep more accessible housing options in Georgetown. Council members said the small area plan does not itself rezone land and any future rezoning would use the normal public process.
