The Peachtree City Council on Feb. 5 will continue the discussion on the city’s optional part of the upcoming dredging of Lake Peachtree. The council will also conduct a public hearing on a proposed annexation along Ga. Highway 54 East.
The council recently received public input on several potential dredging plans that would remove silt and/or vegetation along portions of Lake Peachtree which are not included in the bid recently approved by the Fayette County Commission that will dredge a large area immediately south of the Hwy. 54 bridge.
While no specifics on a potential approach to dredging other areas of the lake were available at press time, commissioners on Jan. 22 approved a $1.449 million bid by Masanna Construction to remove approximately 64,000 cubic yards of silt build-up that, for months, has been populated with tall vegetation on the north side of the lake near Hwy. 54.
County Administrator Steve Rapson said the county’s portion of the dredging work is expected to begin in February.
Peachtree City officials are expected to meet with Massana representatives to work out a potential price for the city’s portion of the work that will require council approval.
The council on Thursday will also conduct a public hearing on a request by Bradshaw Family LLLP to annex 28.3 acres on the city’s east side between Ga. Highway 54 East and Sumner Road which would include the construction of a mix of residential, retail and office space.
The proposed development would include the Smokerise Corners commercial and office development on the westernmost portion of the property and the Parkrise Corners residential development on the east side of the 28-acre tract.
The commercial portion of the development would front Hwy. 54 while the office space would be located behind it along Sumner Road.
The property is currently undeveloped and is zoned A-R Agricultural Reserve and designated as Low-density Residential on the Fayette County Future Land Use Map, according to city planning staff.
As proposed, the plan calls for 10.5 acres of residential, eight acres of office space, 5.2 acres for commercial and 3.6 acres of open space.
Plans call for 28 single-family homes at build-out, each with a fair market value of $450,000, 25,000 sq. ft. of retail and commercial space valued at $3.65 million and 50,000 sq. ft. of office space valued at $8 million.
Pertaining to the residential component, the proposal states, “There are a considerable number of existing residents in the Smoke Rise neighborhoods that are ready to move out of their large homes on large one- or two-acre lots and simplify their lives, but want very much to stay in the neighborhood.”
Estimated city, county and school taxes at build-out would total $333,197 compared to the $4,289 currently being collected under the A-R zoning.
The annexation submission triggers a two-step process that can take up to several months to complete.
The first step of the city’s two-step process provides a general overview of the proposed annexation and identifies how the annexation may or may not be compatible with the city’s goals.
The second step requires additional and detailed information pertaining to the impact of the potential annexation.
