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Liberty Square Park in line for upgrades totaling $1.7 million By HANNAH YAHNE hannah@appenmedia.com
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A strip mall with assorted businesses occupies a site near downtown where the Alpharetta District Places project is planned.
Alpharetta residents raise issues with proposed mixed-use project By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Residents have concerns that a mixed-use project at one of Alpharetta’s busiest intersections could add traffic and harm longstanding businesses. Alpharetta District Places, proposed just southwest of downtown’s City Center, would include 120 for-sale units and 30,000 square feet of
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ground-level retail space. It also would incorporate up to 18,000 square feet of outdoor amenity space and potentially 25,000 square feet of offices. Its buildings could reach a height of four stories. The project would be built on 3 acres bounded by Old Milton Parkway, Marietta Street and South Main Street. The site is now occupied by a strip mall that includes an Italian restaurant, salon, dry cleaner, exercise studio and
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other businesses. Its design would feature historically inspired architecture and mimic a project that grows over time rather than one that springs as a large new urban development. The Alpharetta City Council will consider a rezoning request, conditional use permit and variances for the project at its Dec. 8 meeting.
See PROJECT, Page 11
OPINION
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ROSWELL, Ga. — The Roswell City Council approved a $1.7 million construction contract Nov. 24 to add a playground and a host of other amenities at Liberty Square Park. The contract with Lagniappe Development was proposed during the Committees of Council meeting held earlier in the evening. Roswell received the Improving Neighborhood Outcomes in Disproportionately Impacted Communities grant from the state in 2023, allowing for a total budget of $2.2 million to transform the undeveloped 21.4-acre park into a community gathering spot. Designated dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act will partially fund the project as well. Upon completion, the redesigned Liberty Square Park will include a playground, walking trail, pavilion facility and restrooms. The park will be designed to offer greater connectivity to the surrounding communities and to link with the Big Creek Greenway trail system. Construction will include safety improvements such as a Code Blue station, cameras and safety lighting.
See PARK, Page 10
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