Their qualms include the land's proximity to Shiloh Elementary School and how traffic from a giant discount store or other retail venture could endanger students walking to and from the campus. The Gwinnett Planning Commission tabled the matter earlier this month so Allen and residents could discuss the issue. The county planning department has already recommended denying the request to rezone the property from residential to commercial because the change would violate the county's land use plan. Representatives from each subdivision near the intersection attended the assembly along with parents from the Shiloh cluster of schools. But breaking bread proved difficult.
Waters wonders whether the two groups can come to terms on the property.
The point of Tuesday's meeting was to work out some sort of compromise for developing the land. There have not been enough meetings for homeowners and the applicant. They were about as far apart as they could get. Allen, though, had a different reaction. It was a good opportunity for everyone to get together.