Claiming it would alleviate

safety concerns about a potential school location just outside Peachtree

City, John Wieland Homes is asking the City Council to annex 80 acres

of a subdivision that's partially in the city.

The 80-acre site is north of

the existing Wynnmeade subdivision and west of the new MacDuff Parkway.

It was once included in the 900-acre, 1,700-home annexation proposal for

the West Village area, which was denied by council last August.

The latest annexation request

is on council's agenda for its Thursday night meeting.

Wieland plans to build 350

homes in the Centennial subdivision, which includes 101 acres already

inside Peachtree City and the 80-acre tract that's outside the city limits

in unincorporated Fayette County.

Access to the subdivision is

via MacDuff Parkway, which awaits a traffic signal at Ga. Highway 54 West

before it is opened fully to the public.

Wieland has agreed to donate

approximately 20 acres to the Fayette County School System to be used

for a school if necessary.

In a letter to Lenox requesting

the annexation, Dan Fields of John Wieland Homes said it would address

safety concerns brought forth by the Fayette County Board of Commissioners

and others.

"Please be assured that

we will not be seeking to increase the density," Fields wrote. "We

are simply seeking to improve the overall quality and safety of this exciting

new neighborhood."

Fields said the safety concerns

specifically related to road access to the property. The property would

be served by the new MacDuff Parkway, which begins on Ga. Highway 54 west

near the new Summit Apartments.

One safety concern about the

school location is that it should also have access to Ga. Highway 74 north,

which would likely require the extension of MacDuff Parkway through land

to the north which is owned by others.

Other concerns brought forth

in the past about the school site include its proximity to the CSX railroad

track should an accident cause a hazardous chemical spill.

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