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Citizens voice opposition to TDK ExtensionTue, 09/12/2006 - 4:48pm
By: John Munford
Whatever is ultimately decided about the fate of the TDK Boulevard Extension into Coweta County, at least some Peachtree City residents have voiced their feelings that the project be cancelled. The City Council was expected to vote whether to continue or scrap the project at a special called meeting last night after The Citizen went to press. Details will be available after the meeting at www.TheCitizen.com. A development the size of some cities has been proposed to be located off TDK on the Coweta County side: the McIntosh community would feature more than 3,000 homes. This has sparked opposition to Peachtree City proceeding with the project to extend TDK. Numerous residents have e-mailed the City Council to express their wishes that the TDK extension be halted.Peachtree City, maybe the extension and development would make sense, but in this case Peachtree City and its citizens will only gain the headaches and hardships while others reap the benefits.” — Russ Walter. “Make Coweta build a road to funnel vehicles to I-85 (Fischer Road looks good). A no vote will cause plan modifications and require Coweta to address.” — Bill and Patty Ivie. In one e-mail, however, a Peachtree City businessman said his grocery store in the nearby Braelinn Village shopping center decided to remodel recently based on the premise that the TDK Extension would bring more traffic to the center. Kroger manager Paul Yellina noted eight stores off the top of his head that have closed in the Braelinn Village center. “The point is, we need more traffic,” Yellina said, noting that his store invested more than $2 million in its remodeling. The Fayette County Chamber of Commerce has long been a supporter of the TDK Extension as a way for workers to get to Peachtree City’s industrial park, and a recent letter from Chamber President Virginia Gibbs touts the need for more east-west connectors with Coweta County. The Georgia Regional Transportation Authority has required that the city extend TDK as a condition of the development of the Twin Lakes subdivision in Senoia, now called Heritage Pointe, which will be located off Rockaway Road. Although the city at first challenged GRTA’s requirement for TDK to be completed, it later dropped that challenge at the request of Fayette County officials, according to City Attorney Ted Meeker. Tuesday’s meeting was said to center on the city’s legal obligations at this point and what its options are with the proposed road, which would link with McIntosh Trail on the Coweta County side. login to post comments
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