Following up last week’s news of a sharper vision for the Sprayberry Crossing property, community leader Joe Glancy has an update on a meeting scheduled for next week with Atlantic Residential, the potential redeveloper, as posted today on the Sprayberry Crossing Action group page.
He’ll be one of five citizens who’ve met over the summer with Atlantic Residential, which has done some very upscale projects around metro Atlanta and other markets:
“The purpose of the meeting will be for the developer to show a plan for the property that they hope will be a starting point for conversations with the community. They will look for feedback on the plan and they will work with us on figuring out the best way to have a discussion with the community. . . .
“There are strong opinions on both sides with regard to the residential aspect (mostly directed at proposed apartments, but some also directed at senior living with a very small amount towards townhouses.) . . .
“I’m hesitant to post this, as some will undoubtedly see it as my advocating for the developer (and subsequently for apartments.) I am not pro-developer and I am not pro-apartments. I’m pro-reasonable development that will remove this two decades old blight and have a positive impact on the community.
“That said, I think it’s important the community understand that the prospect of holding out for a strictly retail development with shopping and restaurants is a difficult one. . . .
“Strictly retail developments face a changing and challenging market, and that doesn’t look to improve any time soon. . . .”
Read the whole post here as well as the comments, which clearly are guiding community response.
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