A proposal that could lead

to a master-planned development for the southern edge of Fayetteville

was unveiled to the city's Planning and Zoning Commission Tuesday night.

While developer Bob Rolader

stressed that the concept is in the very early stages, he said that his

mixed-use plan could help define that end of the city and eventually ease

traffic woes for residents in other areas.

On a map he showed commissioners,

a variety of detached homes, town houses and commercial parcels stretched

from Ga. Highway 85 along the existing Ga. Highway 92 connector to Jeff

Davis Drive. To complete that picture, he proposes extending the connection

from its current intersection at the south end of Jimmy Mayfield Boulevard.

If that were to happen, Rolader

said, then residents living along Jeff Davis Drive would have a much easier

time getting to the retail centers on the south side of Fayetteville,

such as the Kroger and Ingles stores and others in the area, whereas now

they must go through the square where traffic is heavy most of the time.

Property owners along the proposed

extension route are in agreement as far as right of way is concerned,

and the project would be built by developers as the various outlying parcels

were developed. "This road would not cost the city anything,"

said Rolader.

While it was not mentioned

specifically, the concept is similar to The Village being developed on

the west side of Fayetteville, at Ga. Highway 54 and Tiger Trail. A number

of city officials have said that they would prefer a village-style, mixed-use

development under a single master plan to be used when the south side

is developed.

The plan was on Tuesday night's

agenda only as a discussion item, and no official applications for anything

have been made yet. Rolader emphasized that if this were given approval

"My family has controlled

some of this land for 30 years," he said. "We know how to wait."

Rolader said he felt this area

would likely be the southern tip of Fayetteville and the city would not

extend beyond it. City planning director Maurice Ungaro agreed that this

would probably be the southern edge of the city.