Friday, January 25, 2002
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Friday, January 25, 2002 |
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Commercial development will feature a variety of trees By JOHN
THOMPSON
By the time the development is finished, Senoia will have a very upscale entrance to the city. That's the assessment of landscape architect Dennis Drewer, who has designed plans for a new commercial development rising on Senoia's western border on Ga. Highway 16. The development has come under fire from Cumberland residents, who are at the back of the new development. Residents started complaining when the site was levelled last year and were demanding a stop work order until the site was replanted. Drewer told the City Council Tuesday that he could only work with the present site, and could not go back and replant it like it was. But, he pledged the landscape would be very eye-appealing and said the plan actually goes above the requirements in the city's landscape development ordinance. He said the back part of the property would be planted with a variety of trees, and the rows would be spaced to offer additional screening for residents in the subdivision. The entrance to the property would feature a row of oaks, which he said would make a nice entrance to the city. Barry Hulsey, who lives in Cumberland, said he hoped this council would be different than the past one who allowed the property to be levelled. "The previous council sucked up to developers," he said. Mayor Dianne Cleveland made it clear where she stood on the issue. "We're not going to suck up to anybody," she said. The planting at the development will start in the early spring, after the paving work and sprinkler installation is complete.
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