collins hill redevelopment march 18 2008

collins hill redevelopment march 18 2008

Collins Hill came out in full force at the public hearing held on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at the Gwinnett County Justice Center... the hearing was a function of district commissioners to help develop public interest in certain real estate development issues. Steve Piefke, representing the body of constituents of the Collinsh Hill Corridor, delivered a compelling argument for the flimsy stand of the developer and their proposals to develop what is already a very traffic dense intersection at Collins Hill and Russell Roads. Citing other recent residential real estate development of CollinsHill Rd, as well as flawed traffic studies, he definitely gave the board cause to pause. Several other residents spoke and delivered a variety of opposition messages to the proposed development, emotional as well as common sense. The showing was impressive. District 4commissioner, Paula Hastings, who is a resident of the Collinshill Corridor, listened intently to well developed arguments on both sides of the proposed re-zoning at 2 corners of Collins Hill and Russell Roads in Gwinnett county. She will be meeting pubilcly with concerned residents to develop a win-win solution. The zoning board will vote on April 1st... there will be no public comment at that meeting; a subsequent meeting will be held on Tues April 22nd. Stay tuned... fighting the good fight to keep great green space in Collins Hill! Contact Kevin Kennerly to lobby for his support on this important measure!