STOP OVER-DEVELOPEMENT IN HAMILTON MILL STOP RZC2022-00045 STOP RZM2022-00047
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Long post with TWO IMPORTANT UPDATES
2023-09-02 05:48:21Hi, friends and neighbors!
Very long post with two updates
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
Today we received confirmation that Brand Properties’ attorney (Ms. Glouton with Anderson, Tate, and Carr) will request that the Planning Commission hearing be tabled at the 9/5/23, 7 p.m. meeting. We think they plan to request a hearing date of 10/3/23. The Board of Commissioners meet the fourth Tuesday of each month so that hearing should be 10/24/23.
Unfortunately, I can’t say 100% that the new hearing dates will be 10/3 & 10/24. None of this is official until 9/5 and the Planning Commission has voted to table.
Anyone who has printed fliers should not use those fliers until the dates have been changed to reflect the October dates. If you’ve posted the flier in other places online or in a business, please try to update them or pull them until we have official dates. We will be updating the fliers on the websites soon.
Many of us still plan to attend the 9/5 hearing. I like to witness the case being tabled. It doesn’t hurt for the Planning Commission to see a group of folks get up and leave after the tabling either. It’s a good visual message. So, anyone who can attend, please join us. We’ll be wearing red to show our opposition.
There is another zoning case that will be voted on that night. The public speaking part of the hearing was held last month. Case RZC2023-00016 seeks to change the zoning on a nearly completed professional building on Braselton Hwy at Cain Circle. The owner/developers are seeking to change the zoning to allow retail and commercial businesses instead of only professional offices. This is another case of the developer asking to rezone a property to the detriment of the surrounding community. The Cain Circle folks are part of the NE Gwinnett Neighborhood Coalition and have been supportive of our efforts.
Cases like this one and the Hamilton Mill cases must be called out. We as the community are the only ones to stand up for our community. These developers sure aren’t looking out for us. The commissioners don’t know we don’t support these rezoning applications unless we tell them by attending meetings, signing petitions, and sending emails. It’s our job to let them know we don’t support these rezoning applications.
Thanks to everyone for working to get the word out to our community!
COMMUNITY MEETING WITH BRAND PROPERTIES
Today we got a date for the community meeting with Brand Properties. Ms. Glouton emailed that they had secured Bogan Park Community Center at 6 p.m. Tuesday, September 19th. The reason Brand Properties gave to table the cases (this time and last month) was so that they could meet with the community. It does happen that developers will work with the community to improve the project. Whether Brand Properties will listen to any of our suggestions is another matter. But we owe it to them and to the process to listen to what they have to say. There is nothing wrong with negotiating for a better project while fighting to defeat it if we can’t get in agreement. Thanks to everyone for standing up for our community!
Darlyn Wilkerson
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING TABLED UNTIL SEPT 5TH
2023-08-04 20:31:36Hello, everyone! I apologize—I thought that I hit send on this Wednesday night, but apparently, I didn’t!
The Hamilton Mill rezoning case (RZM2022-00049 & RZC2022-00045) was tabled (postponed) until September 5. While disappointing this gives us more time to get our opposition presentation together (we have 10 minutes total). This presentation is very important. Other than our emails to the Planning Commission and Board of Commissioners this is our only time to get our viewpoint across.
To be successful, we need a clear, cohesive, non-repetitive, case to present. To have a clear, cohesive, non-repetitive case we must plan. We need a community meeting so that we can come up with ideas, speakers, and most importantly a plan.
The first step in planning our meeting is to hear back from y’all. I need to know whether a weeknight or a Saturday morning would be best. After I hear back from y’all then I will have an idea of how many interested parties we have and how much space we will need. Please email me with your preferences for a meeting time and your subdivision.
Below is a link to the Planning Commission’s Case Report, this includes the entire rezoning application and Planning Department staff comments and recommendations. I encourage every interested party to read through this application. This gives you the full scope of what is being proposed for our area.
I hope that it is okay with everyone that I have also attached a letter from our District 4 County Board of Commissioner, Matthew Holtkamp. Commissioner Holtkamp has been listening to District 4 constituents. He will be hosting a couple of open houses this month.
Thanks, everyone, we have already made a difference!
FROM COMMISSIONER HOLTKAMP
Dear Constituents,
I wanted to reach out and confirm receipt of your petition against the proposed 700 apartments. I have read through all 600 +- comments and am impressed that so many love our area of Gwinnett and are willing to speak up for what you believe in.
Please know my duty is to stay neutral, but also know I live nearby and understand all too well the challenges caused by the continued growth of our area. Last night the applicant tabled their application because they wanted to hear more feedback from the community. This is a positive sign that they want to create a project which satisfies the needs of the community, while also providing a return on their investment.
Additionally, I want you to know that the petition I received cannot take the place of your attendance at the upcoming meeting(s). The applicant has the right to hear your comments in a public format, so they will be able to respond directly to your feedback, as well as for my fellow commissioners to hear the case on its merit.
Sadly, many commenters shared about their plans to move away due to traffic, crime, etc. I ran to serve as commissioner because I believe this community has so much more to offer, and I will fight to keep it a family centered, safe place to realize the American dream.
That is why I want to personally invite you to my Town Hall meetings from 6:30pm to 7:30pm on Wednesday, August 16 at the Collins Hill Library Meeting Room and Thursday, August 17 Sugar Hill City Hall. For more information contact my office at 770.822.7004 or email me at matthew.holtkamp@gwinnettcounty.com.
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If you feel as I do, please come along side as we create a home in which our kids will thrive, and when they are ready, will have many opportunities to do the same.
In your service,
District Four Commissioner Matthew Holtkamp
matthew.holtkamp@gwinnettcounty.com
Office: 770-822-7004
Darlyn Wilkerson
8/1/23 Planning Commission meeting to be tabled
2023-08-01 19:25:17Darlyn Wilkerson