Georgia’s Department of Community Affairs has named Roswell an official Plan First community due, in large part, to the city’s 2030 comprehensive plan. Roswell is one of 17 jurisdictions in the state to receive the honor.

The award carries some benefits for the city, including access to a reduced interest rate on certain state environmental finance authority loans and bonus points on applications for state department of community affairs programs.

The 2030 plan calls for creation of a unified development code for the city, a downtown development authority and study of the Holcomb Bridge Road corridor, among other items. The city said the plan was created after extensive public input including workshops and citizen surveys.

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Waymo autonomous vehicles operate across 65 square miles inside I-285 and have been involved in six incidents with Atlanta Public School buses since May. Waymo issued a recall because of their cars briefly stopping or slowing down before continuing forward while a bus was stopped and flashing its lights. (Courtesy of Atlanta Public Schools)

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