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Neighbors say notice was unclear, voice safety and property‑value concerns over Johns Creek rehab plan
Summary
Multiple residents told the planning commission they were surprised by the notice language, worried about escapes and proximity to an elementary school, and said the 7.69‑acre site with 96 licensed beds is too close to homes. They urged the city to consider alternative locations in the Technology Park.
Multiple residents speaking during the public‑comment period said they were surprised by the way the proposal was advertised and said the phrase "wellness and recovery" obscured that the facility would provide substance‑use treatment alongside other services.
"I thought that was physical therapy. No one knows it's a drug rehab in my neighborhood," said Kathy Marion, who lives down the street from the site and raised concerns about safety, property values and proximity to Finley Oaks Elementary School. Marion and other speakers asked whether emergency‑room discharges or unhoused patients might be referred to the new facility and urged consideration of alternate locations in Technology Park.
Resident Tayo Polio said neighborhood blocks and children walking to school were not clearly represented on the staff aerials and said many neighbors had not realized what the center would provide. Laurie Yarbrough, a nurse, said the 7‑acre site is too small for 96 patients and related an anecdote about escapes from larger private facilities. Commissioners acknowledged the comments and added conditions intended to address safety and visual impacts, including a no‑climb perimeter fence and landscape screening.
