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Extend MacDuff without annexation?Rapson says he wants to explore the option with county, WielandBy JOHN MUNFORD Peachtree City Councilman Steve Rapson says the extension of MacDuff Parkway to Ga. Highway 74 is important for traffic relief, but hes not convinced it will take an annexation to get the job done. He wants the city to explore the issue with the county and with the developer who owns property in the area, with an eye toward extending the road without annexing the property. Rapson put the MacDuff Parkway issue on Thursday nights City Council agenda as a separate item from the 360-acre annexation proposed by John Wieland Homes, which also includes an extension of the road. Residents who support the annexation are really interested in one thing, and thats extending the road to Ga. Highway 74, Rapson said. Motorists have only one way in and one way out of the West Village: Ga. Highway 54, which is often clogged with vehicles going to and from Coweta County. Rapson said Fayette County Commission Chairman Greg Dunn has told city officials to approach them if they have a special road project need, and Rapson thinks the MacDuff extension fits the bill, especially now that the county has approved the penny sales tax to fund road construction and other transportation improvements. The extension of MacDuff Parkway is as important as the extension of TDK Boulevard into Coweta County, Rapson said. But if the city annexes the Wieland property, it will have to provide all city services to that property, he added. I just want to see what our options are, Rapson said, noting that he is unaware of any discussions to extend the parkway without annexation between officials from the city, John Wieland Homes and the county. The 360-acre parcel Wieland wants annexed is in the county and is zoned for lot sizes at a minimum of two acres each. The county has already won a lawsuit filed by a different developer seeking one-acre lot sizes, and Wieland later purchased the property. I think the county has a legitimate land-use argument, Rapson said. |
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