The Duluth City Council on Monday voted to postpone indefinitely the annexation and rezoning of a request by Claude Milan for a gated executive single-family housing community. The approximately 77.8-acre property near the Chattahoochee River is largely vacant except for Milan’s family home on a 37.7-acre portion of the land.
In a previous request for annexation and rezoning of the area, Gwinnett requested a paved 12-foot multi-purpose trail to link Rogers Bridge Park and the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area’s Suwanee Creek Unit. The requested trail has not been provided. Milan is also in discussions with the National Park Service to acquire land for the entrance to the subdivision but has not yet received approval.
Residents at the public hearing expressed concern about school overcrowding, road congestion, and the land’s proximity in the flood zone as well as noting existing sewer lines experience frequent backups and power outages. Any future approval would need to address UDA requirements, river protection issues, and water and sewer concerns.
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