Peachtree Corners News and Updates from Jeanne Aulbach

(Excerpt from e-newsletter)

By Jeanne Aulbach

Peachtree Corners City Council At Large – Post 4

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. This year, I am thankful for so much! My family and friends, all the blessings in my life. But I am especially thankful for our wonderful city, Peachtree Corners. Because the city was able to financially assist with the purchase of Simpsonwood, this treasure has been saved. You can read about it here. If we had not incorporated, it is probable that Simpsonwood would have been developed. Simpsonwood will be maintained as a passive park.

City Council Meeting –November 18 – Recap

• Public hearing for rezoning request for Oglethorpe, 20 single family homes at the corner of Spalding Terrace and Spalding Drive across from Norcross High. Change from R-100 to R-60. This was approved with additional conditions designed to address homeowner concerns. You can see the application and original conditions in the packet here.
• To address concerns about traffic and safety, the developer agreed to widen Spalding Terrace alongside the new development and add a sidewalk. An additional traffic study will be required once the development is nearing completion. The mayor also asked staff to review the street to see if the city could take additional steps in terms of widening the street, adding sidewalks and a turn lane.
• Resolutions to reappoint members of the Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals whose terms are expiring were tabled.
• The LMIG sidewalk design contract was approved as were the IGA agreements for road projects.
• Discussion on Business Incubators by the Gwinnett Chamber. The incubators provide support for tech startup companies. There is an opportunity to create an incubator in Tech Park. There will be updates in the future on this issue.
• Update on Code Enforcement. See the attached presentation on code enforcement. We were concerned about the increase in the length of time it is taking to respond to citizen request. Plus, we lost a code compliance officer to Lawrenceville recently. Council has requested a proposal from CH2M Hill to increase the number of officers until we can catch up on requests.
• Update on Solid Waste. The bills for next year have gone out. We have a significant number of non-paying customers. Plus there is significant overhead to the city of collecting the trash payments. The city does require that all households participate in the city’s trash collection service. It allows for our low cost because our haulers do not have to pick and choose the homes to collect from. Because of all of these issues, the city will work with the county and place the trash fees for basic service on the property tax bills for 2016. That will allow us to continue to provide this service at a very low cost to our residents.
• Update on Road Maintenance. Greg Ramsey, our new Public Works Director, gave us an update on road maintenance. Our crew took over maintenance from the county on 11-1. They are beginning to work through a backlog of requests for right of way maintenance and clean up. See the attached presentation of before and after pictures. I think you will be amazed at the changes. This is only the beginning. We should see even more great changes by our next meeting.

LCI Open House - November 20 - Recap

• There was a great presentation of ideas at the open house. You can see a recap of the presentation here.

Planning Commission Meeting – Sept 9 – 7:00 PM – City Hall

There will be a meeting, but there are no zoning applications to be discussed. See the attached agenda.

1. Town Center LCI study update - There will be presentation of the LCI study documents to date. If you were unable to attend the open house this is a great opportunity to see this

2. Continued Review and Discussion of City Entryway Features Design Concepts – Designs for the monument signs that will be placed at the entryways to the city to help enhance our identity,

3. Discussion concerning a transportation plan. I do not have any details on this, but believe it is a review of the upcoming joint SPLOST project and potential other projects.

4. City of Peachtree Corners 2033 Comprehensive Plan Work Program review. The commission will review the progress on the implementation of our comp plan.

5. Update on Holcomb Bridge Rd. Corridor Study and Winters Chapel Rd. Area Study. You can see the map and discussion of the Holcomb Bridge Corridor Study on the city website. I have attached the map of the Winters Chapel Study that is being conducted jointly with the City of Dunwoody.

6. Review of 2015 Planning Commission calendar

News & Events

• Let There Be Light

For the first time ever, we have the monument sign at the entry to our central business district lighted and decorated for the holidays. Thanks to Greg Ramsey, our Public Works Director and his crew for the decorations and to UPCCA who both funded the initial sign implementation and also paid to have electricity run to it. You can read more about this project here.

• Great Articles on City Progress

I encourage you to check out the the news on our city web site. Not only can you get information on the items I mentioned above, but you can stay current on the great things happening in our wonderful city.

• Women of Peachtree Corners – Sept 9 – 6:00 – 8:30 PM– Objet d’Art Gallery & Studios

Come Celebrate the Season with the Women of Peachtree Corners with dinner & a holiday service project! We’ll make No-Sew Blankets for Veterans and enjoy dinner by Zoe’s Kitchen. desserts by WPC Steering Committee and BYOB (as in seriously, bring wine, beer or your favorite holiday cheer!).

Click to attend here or e-mail info@objetdartgallery.com.

• City Newsletter

To get the latest news and updates, please visit the city website here. There is always great information here. You can also sign up to receive the newsletter here.

As always, please feel free to e-mail me, or call or text me at 404 786-4825 with questions or ideas. You can also sign up for the monthly newsletter and bulletins by clicking here.

Jeanne Aulbach

Peachtree Corners City Council

At Large – Post 4

peachtreecornerswalker@gmail.com

Road Maintenance Before and After by bernardepatch

Code Enforcement Update by bernardepatch

PC Planning agenda 12-9-14 by bernardepatch