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Logsdon: I Pushed On TDK, Can't Do It Quick Enough

Newnan Times Herald

"I have been a proponent of the TDK extension," Logsdon said.

"I think the mayor's office needs to take a lead on that," Logsdon said.

"I think we need to get in the ballgame, and figure out what we need to do to move that thing forward," he said.

"That road is important to Peachtree City."

Peachtree City needs another east-west corridor, he said. As Coweta County continues to grow, people heading to Peachtree City will "jam up the intersection of 74 and 54 even more," he said.

Opening the road will also help the Braelinn Shopping Center, Logsdon said.

"Now we can't do it quick enough," he said of completing the road project.

"It's going to take a while because it's been delayed so long."

Facts on the mega-developments/annexations:

The "McIntosh" development(Coweta on TDK) on the end of the proposed TDK extension will include: A 1558 acre site. The plan proposes 3164 residential units; a town center of 169 acres with 946050 square feet of commercial space and 119650 square feet of office space.

The "Pathway" development(Coweta at the end of TDK) also on the other end of the TDK extension will include: 760 single-family homes; 80 townhomes; 100 assisted living units; commercial

Westside Annexation (Peachtree City) includes Wieland wants to build 881 homes on 458 acres on the city’s west side, with 335 townhomes and the remainder being single family homes. Just to the north, Levitt wants to build 752 single family homes on a 400-acre parcel.

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He Sold That Road With All His Heart

Submitted by Spear Road Guy on Thu, 09/07/2006 - 11:04pm.

If you're a developer and you help Logsdon get elected, he'll work hard for you. He knew what was going to happen on the Coweta side.

Some now are saying that someone has got to be paying him under the table because it looks so bad.

Vote Republican

Question regarding TDK Blvd.

Submitted by Reality Bytes on Thu, 09/07/2006 - 11:12pm.

When was this road first considered?

a. 2006
b. 2004
c. 1995
d. 1986

If you said a, b or c, you must have just moved here!

So what?

Submitted by Spear Road Guy on Thu, 09/07/2006 - 11:22pm.

Who cares if it was 1932? What does the date matter.

In 1986, Coweta County didn't have their huge community zoning ordinance - the one the developer boys are using now. Too bad they didn't build in 1986, there would only be 800 homes over there and no huge Pavilion II.

What an insignificant John Dufresne kind of question, duh.

Vote Republican

This will happen--it has been planned and sewed up

Submitted by dopplerobserver on Sat, 08/26/2006 - 6:48pm.

The road Logston says needed for east to west is not needed----another south to north road is needed, and a transportation system of buses and trains, within the city and with a connection to Atlanta. If you are worried about certain people riding the transportation system--forget it, they will be here whether you like it or not. The smog will be here like Atlanta if we don't shut down the cars.

Finally

Submitted by bad_ptc on Sat, 08/26/2006 - 7:17pm.

Another voice that supports mass transportation.

PTC transportation

Submitted by dopplerobserver on Sat, 08/26/2006 - 7:21pm.

Won't be pushed by current administration. The developers don't want it now. Wait til developing is done or a new administration is elected. These things can't work unless they are subsidized by taxpayers, just as the cops, firefighters, etc., are. Want to hire some private cops and firefighters? Bet the Mexicans would make good ones for about $9.00 per hour and a supervisor! No fringes needed.

Jobs

Submitted by Waterboy on Fri, 08/25/2006 - 3:06pm.

Everyone seems concerned with all the new housing being developed - what concerns me is where are these people going to be working? PTC is so open to business, as evident by today's article on not granting a 6" variance which will cost the business in excess of $ 100,000 to comply. Their impact fee's also make it a breeze to start a business. With this type of wisdom -get ready for the traffic to expand on the roads heading out of PTC.

Where will they work?

Submitted by dopplerobserver on Sat, 08/26/2006 - 7:26pm.

What do you mean? Not here, except in Banks. Plenty of those at $10 bucks. They will drive North, of course. As to defying the building rules and being forgiven for it: the minute that happens, we will have lost all control. Buildings are currently going up in PTC that are modified after plans are submitted and not re-inspected. The inspectors work on the "complaint" system. It is air conditioned in the office!

Group VI Pays

Submitted by johenry on Fri, 08/25/2006 - 4:02pm.

Hey Waterboy, Group VI should be covering the cost of their mistake. It's Group VI's building until it's cleared by the city. The company is not going to pay Group VI for shoddy workmanship.

I was shocked when I read they didn't build the tennis center building according to the plans. Somehow the city let them open the place up.

Also

Submitted by PTC Guy on Fri, 08/25/2006 - 3:17pm.

Where is the water coming from?

Such a basic need that gets so easily overlooked.

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Fresh Material

Submitted by Spear Road Guy on Fri, 08/25/2006 - 1:56pm.

Come on guy, tell us something we don't know. State an opinion or give us something that we didn't already read in the newspaper.

Vote Republican

Perspective

Submitted by PTC Guy on Fri, 08/25/2006 - 1:16pm.

The extension is needed for a by-pass.

These developments, in Coweta, will not evaporate if TDK is not put in. They will simply be moved over and attached to 74.

Which is better for traffic flow? The TDK extension.

It is wishful thinking to believe Coweta and developers are not going to dip into the money resources available to them because we don't like the optoins.

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I don't think

Submitted by Jones on Fri, 08/25/2006 - 1:35pm.

It is doubtfull that you could sustain a million square feet of commercial/office without direct access to a "major" state highway (eg. 54/34 or 74) and a significant cluster of population (Peachtree City).

The Pathway deal is mostly homes. They will put in a pizza joint, dry cleaners, nail salon, gym and stuff like that. But the other one needs heavy traffic access.

That is the reason they had to wait for the mayor to buy the remaining property before they could make their announcement. I imagine GRTA would, due to the massive size of the McIntosh development, require another major access point; otherwise you kill McIntosh Trail and 54. Bringing that kind of traffic in and out ONLY on McIntosh Trail would never pass with a traffic engineering study.

I worked on a lot of traffic studies as an intern. The McIntosh site would probably not be able to mitigate their way into approval without TDK.

It is Complex

Submitted by PTC Guy on Fri, 08/25/2006 - 2:34pm.

It will all prove interesting as it goes through the spin cycles.

Agree, they were aiming for TDK in their purchases. And it would take time to accumulate other property.

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