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Coweta defends McIntosh Village

Thu, 06/21/2007 - 3:48pm
By: The Citizen

Coweta Chairman: Now-defunct TDK extension was “necessary road for us”

Coweta defends McIntosh Village

It’s not hard to imagine that Coweta County officials are disappointed that the Peachtree City Council recently deep-sixed construction of the TDK Boulevard extension, which would have linked up with McIntosh Trail in Coweta County.

But a contingent of Coweta representatives attended the city’s town hall meeting Tuesday night nonetheless. They took a little heat from one resident who asked why Coweta would approve the 3,000 home McIntosh Village, which would have been located on the controversial TDK extension, without having proper infrastructure in place.

Coweta Commissioner Paul Poole countered that when Peachtree City was developed, it too occurred without infrastructure in place initially.

“We also on this development put 40 stipulations on it, and also are limiting the number of homes he can build over a 15-year period,” Poole said. “... We have tried to learn from y’all.”

Poole noted that impact fees for the project will support additional transportation for the area, and if they don’t meet the expenses a special local option sales tax will apply to the community.

“We have done a lot of planning. ... So give us some credit, too,” Poole said.

Peachtree City Mayor Harold Logsdon said he didn’t think the McIntosh Village development “was as bad as it is sometimes portrayed in our press.”

Coweta Commissioner Tim Higgins said the TDK extension “was a necessary road for us” and such east-west connections are needed.

“Cooperation is definitely important, especially on these state routes,” Higgins said, noting that Coweta has worked with the city in the past, specifically for improvements on 74. “... Coweta County is very supportive of working together with all of y’all on these projects.”

Logsdon said he thinks the city is on a good road to cooperating with Coweta, noting that he had a good lunch recently with Higgins.

“We in Coweta County are growing tremendously over the next 20 years, specifically in the east side of Coweta County and we need to expand as many transportation corridors as possible. ... We need to have additional connectors going between Coweta County going east-west.”

Logsdon said he hoped to get feedback from those who attended the meeting via e-mail.

“Was it beneficial? Did you like it?,” Logsdon asked. “Should we do it again or should we forget it?”

Logsdon said he looked forward to hearing some positive and constructive feedback on the meeting, and advertised his e-mail address so those attending could contact him.

As to Peachtree City’s future growth, Logsdon said the vision is basically complete. Once the West Village is finished there will be little growth residentially, and the same goes for commercial development, Logsdon said.

“We’re not going to go over 40,000 people,” Logsdon said.

He suggested that the Huddleston Road area, already zoned for commercial use, is ripe for redevelopment.

Logsdon said the city will continue to follow its comprehensive plan and ordinances, which makes growth easier to handle.

“We have not gotten outside the comprehensive plan, nor does anybody on this council plan on doing that,” Logsdon said.

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Give and take
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Submitted by DragNet on Fri, 06/22/2007 - 11:33pm.

Talking to a very good friend of mine (and one of Coweta Co. influential commissioners), he told me Coweta will use the expansion/widening of Palmetto-Tyrone Rd as a bargaining chip when discussing TDK Blvd access from Coweta to Fayette Co.
Very clever.....

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tdk
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Submitted by stevens770 on Fri, 06/22/2007 - 11:14pm.

Frankly, I think the vote against TDK was a ploy to get everybody, for now, off the backs of the pols. I'll bet good money that after this next election, somebody is going to come up with some kind of bright idea about why we should build this stupid road.
Believe you me, there is just TOO MUCH MONEY AT STAKE TO LET THIS THING DIE.
I think we should ask directly PRIOR TO THE ELECTION, "Will you reverse the stopping of TDK?"
We do not need any more stealth pro TDK politicians.


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TDK road
Submitted by dollaradayandfound on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 6:15am.

The road isn't needed for at least fice years. It WILL be built then. The preparations in writing however are now archived.

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Er, uh,
Submitted by tonto707 on Fri, 06/22/2007 - 2:07pm.

scuse me commissioner Poole, but when Peachtree City was developed there was infinitely more infrastructure than was needed, I was here and I know.

Coweta should produce the roadways for the growth that is occurring there and certainly should not expect the citizens of Fayette County to fund it for them, or provide alternate roadways.

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Direct shot to 16 , 2.8 miles
Submitted by Ruger on Fri, 06/22/2007 - 7:26am.

I think the solution is simple… Why not extend the parkway an additional 2.8 miles from where it meets
McIntosh Tr. (through nothing but woods) to State route 16.

Instead of being a burden on PTC , this would open up a new avenue to both I85 and I75 from the hart of PTC.
In stead of adding cars to 74, it would relieve traffic as an alternative route to both interstates.

This is really the only solution, building the Village without a direct shot to 16 would turn McIntosh Tr and Stallings
Rd into another Lower FayetteV road.

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Com. Poole
Submitted by bladderq on Thu, 06/21/2007 - 8:38pm.

Says: Coweta Commissioner Paul Poole countered that when Peachtree City was developed, it too occurred without infrastructure in place initially.

“We also on this development put 40 stipulations on it, and also are limiting the number of homes he can build over a 15-year period,” Poole said. “... We have tried to learn from y’all.”

I grew up in Coweta Co., went to NHS & don't remember any Poole's...where did you move here from?

I still favor a 2 lane road but there is no reason to think Coweta Co has elected (vote Republican) smarter people than Fayette. So, keep voting for a party, ie. Westmoron.

Maybe John or someone should do a whole Mutt Hunter...Coweta Co. administrator, becomes Fayette Co administrator, becomes Coweta County Commish... it's a good story.

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The ball is in your court, Coweta..
Submitted by McDonoughDawg on Thu, 06/21/2007 - 4:29pm.

You need to find another way out of McIntosh Village for now. You seem to say you are keeping a handle on things, I assume you haven't ridden down Lower Fayetteville Road lately. Obviously, you haven't tried to negotiate Bullsborough road anytime between 7 AM and 7 PM. We folks (PTC folks) think 74 is bad north to I-85, it doesn't hold a candle next to what Bullsborough has to offer in gridlock. I won't even mention the bypass around Newnan.

Frankly, I hope we NEVER build TDK.

Oh yeah, your snide comment about PTC not having infrastructure in place when it was started is one of the dumbest I've heard. Exactly where do the TWO State Highways intersect in or even near the "McIntosh Village"?

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Get Real !
Submitted by andrew on Thu, 06/21/2007 - 6:43pm.

Just a few thoughts...

1. Ya'll keep complaining that coweta tried to trick ya'll into building this road, this road has been talked about for at least the last 8 yrs ive lived in the area...

2. Complaining that ya'll don't want the coweta traffic tying up your precious hwy 74.... well why don't yall apologize to fulton county for what ya'll have done to the senoia road exit.....

3. These are $300,000 homes, so don't worry about rif-raf infiltrating your precious community, these homes will be owned by rich folks just like ya'll.....

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Talking about apples and oranges here..
Submitted by McDonoughDawg on Thu, 06/21/2007 - 8:16pm.

Comparing TDK and State Highways. I fail to see your comparison. If everything is going to be so great with all the traffic from this development, as you say, what exactly is Coweta's problem? Could it be that this is the only road that leads to a 4 lane?

Last time I checked, the population of Coweta has passed Fayette and doesn't appear to be slowing down any time soon.

I assume you've ridden around in Coweta on the roads I mentioned? No wonder they want all the traffic to get to 74 in Peachtree City, you can't get around within 2 miles of I-85 on Bullsborough.

Oh yeah, who mentioned riff raff?

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out of the mouth of your commissioner
Submitted by andrew on Thu, 06/21/2007 - 8:34pm.

Fayette County Commission Chairman Jack Smith said he wants to improve Fayette’s I-85 access by widening Palmetto-Tyrone road through Tyrone that would reach Fischer Road in unincorporated Coweta County, leading to the I-85 ramps on Collinsworth Road.

Smith said he has focused on that improvement over other suggestions because “it’s the cheapest, quickest” proposal. Other options have included building on-ramps for Ga. Highway 92, which is just north of the Hwy. 74 interchange.

this pretty much says it all dude, fayette has no direct access to the interstate without going through coweta or fulton county..... the sore spot with ya'll is that you have no more land to the west to develop, if you did, you would be more than happy to construct this road.... you have to work with coweta as much as coweta needs to work with you..... fayette has refused to work on the GRTA bus system, you refuse to work with senoia on infastructure etc... refuse to help senoia by getting a light at rockaway road and 74.... but you want us to help you get your folks to the interstate faster.... it works both ways....

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Rockaway alignment is on the books..
Submitted by McDonoughDawg on Thu, 06/21/2007 - 8:45pm.

Without a doubt, it needs to be done, and it will be. It just won't have a huge lowes at the intersection, thank goodness for that. I've seen many PTC police there directing traffic myself. You think Coweta County contributes to that?

I agree we need to work together, but as soon as TDK became somewhat of a possibility, Coweta zones 3000 homes plus commercial on our doorstep with no access to speak of. You can't honestly say that is working together.

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I guess they could have
Submitted by andrew on Thu, 06/21/2007 - 8:53pm.

I guess they could have waited until ya'll had finished the road to let you know about the plans....... sorry we'll do better next time.....

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or the mouth of former mayor Lemox
Submitted by bladderq on Thu, 06/21/2007 - 8:45pm.

Someone including lame duck Gov. Sonny needs to wake up and smell the mass transit rail coffee.

There is a real once in a lefe-time opportunity to create something here. It is a whole lot easier to add cars to a train than to keep on trying to multi-lane roads & intersections.

They paved paradise and put up a parking lot,
With a pink hotel, a boutique,
And a swinging hot spot.
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got till it's gone?
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They took all the trees and put them in a tree museum.
And they charged all the people
A dollar and a half just to see 'em.
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got till it's gone?
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.

Hey, farmer, farmer, put away that D.D.T., now!
Give me spots on my apples
But leave me the birds and the bees, please!
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got till it's gone?
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.

Late last night I heard the screen door slam.
And a big yellow taxi took away my old man.
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got till it's gone?
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.

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