SummerGrove

is already big, but it could be getting bigger in a way.

Pathway Communities

is taking the initial necessary steps to increase the potential number

of homes from 2,500 to 3,000 in the Newnan community, a Pathway spokesperson

said last week. This type of action requires revision of Pathway's DRI

application for SummerGrove, which is considered a "development of

regional impact" because of its size. As such, approval for the increase

must be given by various regional organizations in addition to the appropriate

municipal bodies in Newnan and Coweta County.

Despite the

possible increase in the number of homes, the overall acreage will stay

the same, according to the Pathway spokesperson. If approved, many of

the added homes would be on golf course lots and a third amenity site

would be built.

There is no

application currently before the Newnan City Council, a city spokesperson

said last week. The DRI is still under review by the Georgia Regional

Transportation Authority and the Chattahoochee Flint Regional Development

Center, and the city is waiting on feedback from those agencies.

As of June

5, 114 home sales had been recorded in SummerGrove during 2003 at an average

price of about $190,000. According to Pathway, SummerGrove is one of the

top three or four developments in the metro Atlanta area as far as the

number of sales the past couple of years.

Pathway representatives

give several reasons for this popularity. First is the wide variety of

available product homes from $130,000 to more than $700,000, along with

townhomes, amenity areas, and other features that make the community appealing

to a wide audience.

Home styles

are also diverse, with turn-of-the-century, ranch, two-story brick, and

many other available depending upon the homeowner's individual taste.