Commissioners urge city, developer and GDOT to fund Pea Ridge‑Highway 140 intersection improvements amid Canton annexation
Staff presented a 62‑acre City of Canton annexation that proposes mixed‑use and residential pods; commissioners repeatedly pressed for city and developer participation with GDOT and the county to improve the Pea Ridge/Valletta Drive‑Highway 140 intersection to handle additional traffic.
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Planning staff described a Canton annexation and rezoning application involving roughly 62 acres and multiple pods that would yield about 215 residential units in Pod 1 and mixed‑use development in Pod 2, including a proposed donation of land to the Charlie Ferguson Community Center. The application includes variance requests (perimeter buffer reductions and potential single entrance design) and the Planning Commission and staff flagged traffic and access as primary community concerns.
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