Motorists traveling along Ga. Highway 54 between Peachtree City and Fischer Road in east Coweta County have doubtless noticed congestion in the past several days. The roadwork deals with the installation of a median cut and turn lanes at Wynn’s Pond Road, one of the two requirements for the next phase of the Fischer Crossing commercial development.
The median cut at Wynn’s Pond Road is directly across the street from the Hwy. 54 access point to Trinity Christian School. Construction activity is expected to be complete before Thanksgiving, said Coweta County Zoning Administrator Angela White.
The other requirement which must be fulfilled prior to the issuance of the first certificate of occupancy is the completion of a gated cul-de-sac on the west side of Wynn’s Pond Road near the retail area for use by residents of the Featherston Fishing Club and emergency vehicles.
The area on the northeast corner of Fischer Road and Ga. Highway 34 is the site of grading activity that will lead to the planned opening of 200,000 sq. ft. of retail in 2015.
Though no tenants have been identified, signs posted on the Fischer Crossing property note plans to establish 200,000 square feet of retail space on the site.
Project representative Steven Gaultney last year told commissioners the development would represent a $32-33 million investment.
Originally rezoned from RC (rural conservation) to C-7 (major commercial shopping center) several years ago in accordance with the county’s 2006-2026 Comprehensive Plan, the 77-acre northeast quadrant of the Fischer Road/Hwy. 34 intersection was to be home to a Kohl’s department store that would serve as the anchor and would include a number of other retailers. But that was during the Great Recession and resulted in the eventual loss of the property by developer Scott Seymour after Kohl’s pulled out of the project.
