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DR Horton wants to build 175 homes HERE!
We are overbuilt now!
Referring to 1.5 year old data from Rockdale County and Conyers City data, there are 4734 homes approved to be built NOW. Some have started site work, the majority have not. WHY ARE WE BUILDING MORE NOW when our infrastructure is already struggling??? And this number doesn't include all the developments that have been approved in the past 1.5 years!
Are you ready for:
- Our two lane roads can't handle another 300 to 400 vehicles at rush hour. The intersection at Ebenezer and Stanton (that odd two-way stop, three-way confluence) will become impossible. The traffic study is back and as we already knew, Ebenezer and Stanton is a problem. A big problem. Development shouldn't happen until a road improvement plan is completed by Rockdale County.
- Up to an 800% increase in density? The area is currently zoned for one house per two acres, and you see what the traffic is like now. They want to put a house on 10,000 sq/ft. Yes, less than 1/4 acre.
- Another 175 septic tanks? A DR Horton representative recently stated they were going to use public sewer. There is no sewer there and there are no plans for sewer per Rockdale County.
- Our school system currently gets a “D” rating. The application claims we are budgeted for the extra load. If that's true, then why do we have sub-par schools now? Families don't want to move to an area with bad schools - it is a deciding point when buying a home. Adding 175 homes to an already overtaxed system will only make a bad thing worse.
- More flooding and erosion? The clearing and leveling of almost 100 acres, being turned into "hard scape" will have a significant impact on the surrounding area ability to manage runoff. See videos about. It's not theory - it's real.
- This area feeds the spring head to the Honey Creek area. Massive clearing and destruction of habitat and fertilizer runoff from 175 homes will have a potentially devastating impact on the local watershed.
- The proposed development is directly adjacent to a convservation area. What impact will this have?
- Federally endangered species are on the properties in question (Red-cockaded woodpecker)
- None of the fire hydrants in our comminuty follow NFPA 291 standards. They are old and of unknown serviceability now because they haven't been tested in years. How do we know 175 more homes here doesn't cause a fire hazard to the community as a whole?
- The 12" water main in this area is insufficient for this number of homes to be added here while also maintaining fire safety.
A 12-inch diameter pipe can move approximately 1,762 GPM at 5 feet per second (you don't want to violate the 5 ft/sec rule in residential or risk damage to plumbing).
Following NFPA 291 guidelines:
If more than two homes in the community were to catch fire, there could be issues with water supply now. Adding 175 homes to this same infrastructure could create a potentially dangerous situation for the entire community when you consider those 175 homes are going to be 20 feet apart. - DR Horton has been stopped in the past (in Honey Creek) and it can be again with enough community involvement.
- DR Horton is a 1.4 star builder with a very bad track record of building homes. Numerous class-action lawsuits against them are in action now.
- Developing this area is going to happen, it should happen, but in a more responsible manner and by a developer that isn't just some Wall Street company coming into our community and blowing it up to maximize profits.