East Coweta’s first mega-project will get its first read by the Sharpsburg Town Council Monday evening.

Pathway Communities’ Twelve Parks at Sharpsburg would be built along McIntosh Trail, Reese Road and Ga. Highway 54 and is one of the proposed developments in Coweta County that is sounding alarms across Line Creek in Fayette County.

The Peachtree City-based developer says the new community that will feature 725 single-family homes, 60 townhomes and two commercial tracts. The name stems from the 12 parks that will be scattered throughout the massive development.

Sharpsburg Mayor Wendell Staley told residents at mid-September town meeting the town had been working with citizens for nearly two years to develop a vision for the town that would incorporate the old town feel with the new growth that was headed to eastern Coweta County.

Pathway officials said property values would rise because of the pristine new development, but residents voiced more concerns about rising property tax bills.

The new community will feature multi-use trails, but only throughout the Pathway community. If Sharpsburg wanted the old part of town to connect to the trails, town officials would have to work with other property owners to provide connectivity, Pathway officials said.

The proposed development features sidewalks on both sides of the street, a clubhouse, a swim complex and tennis pavilion for the residents. The average home price would be in the mid-200-thousands and officials said that 660 jobs would be created by the commercial and office components.

Nearly 21 percent of the workers would be able to live in the development, which is double what the state recommends, Pathway officials said.

“I don’t see who a clerk at Publix could afford a $200,000 home,” said one resident.

Twelve Parks would also feature 25 percent open space and an assisted living center.

The town of Sharpsburg is in the process of rezoning and annexing the property, because Pathway officials said they want to be a part of the old-town feel of the area. The homestyles are Southern and bear historic names from Sharpsburg’s past.

If the rezoning and annexation measures are passed, Pathway officials envision the first residents moving into Twelve Parks in 2008, with a full build-out by 2013.

Pathway — once known as Peachtree City Development Corp. — was the main developer of Peachtree City from the late 1970s through the 1990s. With Peachtree City approaching its build-out, much of Pathway’s development work now is being done in Coweta and other counties.

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