The community is invited to attend the second public meeting to discuss the
small area study for the Peachtree Industrial Boulevard Area from I-285
to Winters Chapel Road. The study is intended to establish a
community-based vision and action plan to guide investments and
improvements within the Study Area.
The goal of this task is to assess the subject area’s current land use
patterns, transportation patterns and urban design elements, including
pedestrian and transit access; access to retail and neighborhood
services; diversity of dwelling types; and design for healthy living and
social interaction.
This study looks to re-imagine parcels along the Peachtree Industrial and I-285 corridors for:
Redevelopment Opportunities
Parks & Open Spaces
Sidewalks & Multi-Use Trails
Street Connectivity
Economic Development
Below is a link my post from the first meeting in December.
From roundabouts to 'rounding up the poor' Dunwoody citizens reflect their worst-case scenario opinions.
ReplyDeleteI heard neighbor John Francis make an ugly accusation that the City is ultimately trying to remove the 'poor' apartment residents as an end game in exploring redevelopment. This highly charged sentiment was dutifully recorded by the local press:
"John Francis, a resident that attended the meeting, brought up concerns that the city is trying to get the apartments removed to have fewer low-income residents in Dunwoody.
“It’s the only lower-priced housing available in the city of Dunwoody. Are we just trying to run all the poor people off?” Francis said."
I will fight to the death to support Mr. Francis right to his opinion, but I will be darned to agree by my silence.
Both City and elected officials stated the purpose of the redevelopment exercise is to provide a citizen-based vision for the study area. What could be more democratic?
Apartment residents participating were visibly upset when other residents expressed an opinion that mentioned anything about removing apartments. I understand the complexity of this sort of process AND virtually every current lease will have long terminated before anything occurs. These folks have rights and, whatever occurs, those rights must be protected.
That said, every lease contains a clause stating there is 'no estate in land.'
"People only show up to meeting when they think they are going to lose something."
http://www.reporternewspapers.net/2018/02/28/dunwoody-residents-weigh-peachtree-industrials-future/