Photos: Water park plan roils Peachtree City

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Photos: Water park plan roils Peachtree City

Protesters in Peachtree City don't want the city to allow a developer to create a water park resort amid subdivisions. KENT D. JOHNSON/ KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Ryan Shores and his daughter, Katie, 4, attend a rally and golf cart procession at the Aberdeen Village Shopping Center in Peachtree City. Some residents are furious about a plan by Great Wolf Lodge to redevelop a conference center into an indoor water park. KENT D. JOHNSON/ KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Kimberly Schaefer, CEO of Great Wolf Resorts, speaks during the meeting that drew a capacity crowd of more than 200 people. KENT D. JOHNSON/ KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

John Dufresne, resident, speaks in opposition to the rezoning. More than 200 people - many of them lining the walls and spilling into the City Hall lobby - listened as Great Wolf Resorts and the city senior planner outlined details of the proposed resort in the heart of the city off Aberdeen Parkway. KENT D. JOHNSON/ KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

More than 200 people - many of them lining the walls and spilling into the City Hall lobby - listened as the company and city senior planner outlined details of the proposed resort in the heart of the city off Aberdeen Parkway KENT D. JOHNSON/ KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

A capacity crowd listens to speakers in opposition to a proposed water park resort during the Peachtree City Council meeting Thursday, April 16, 2015. The council is supposed to decide Thursday on a controversial rezoning request from a developer of a proposed hotel and water park resort. If they vote in favor, it will give the developer essentially carte blanche to do what they want in developing the site which is in the middle of several subdivisions where people are furious and don't want it. KENT D. JOHNSON/ KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Martina Yancey was among the residents who spoke against the Great Wolf Lodge plan to build a water park resort at a site that currently serves as a convention center. KENT D. JOHNSON/ KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Martina Yancey speaks against in opposition to a proposed Great Wolf Lodge water park resort as a capacity crowd gathered for the Peachtree City Council meeting Thursday, April 16, 2015. KENT D. JOHNSON/ KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Martina Yancey speaks in opposition to a proposed Great Wolf Resort water park resort during the Peachtree City Council meeting Thursday, April 16, 2015. KENT D. JOHNSON/ KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Rules for the public comments on a proposed water park are shows on a screen during the meeting. The council was to decide Thursday on a controversial rezoning request from a developer of a proposed hotel and water park resort in the middle of several subdivisions where people are furious and don't want it. KENT D. JOHNSON/ KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Kimberly Schaefer, CEO of Great Wolf Resorts, listens to speakers during the meeting, which drew a capacity crowd for the Peachtree City Council meeting Thursday, April 16, 2015. KENT D. JOHNSON/ KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Mayor Vanessa Fleisch listens to speakers during the meeting, which drew a capacity crowd on Thursday, April 16, 2015. The council was considering a rezoning request from a developer of a proposed hotel and water park resort. KENT D. JOHNSON/ KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Alex Lombardo, an executive of Great Wolf Lodge tells an overflow crowd at Thursday night’s Peachtree City Council meeting that the Madison, Wisconsin-based water park resort chain would be a "good neighbor" in Peachtree City. KENT D. JOHNSON/ KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Kimberly Schaefer, CEO of Great Wolf Resorts, listens to speakers during the meeting. A capacity crowd gathers for the Peachtree City Council meeting Thursday, April 16, 2015. KENT D. JOHNSON/ KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

David Rast, Peachtree City senior planner, gives a presentation during the meeting on a proposed hotel and water park resort on the site of a conference center, which is in the middle of several subdivisions. KENT D. JOHNSON/ KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Protesters don't want the city to allow a developer carte blanche to create a water park resort in the middle of several subdivisions. KENT D. JOHNSON/ KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Protesters in Peachtree City don't want the city to allow a developer to create a water park resort in the middle of several subdivisions. KENT D. JOHNSON/ KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Protesters in Peachtree City don't want the city to allow a developer to create a water park resort in the middle of several subdivisions. KENT D. JOHNSON/ KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

A crowd turned out to protest a rezoning request from a developer of a proposed hotel and water park resort. Protesters fear it will give the developer carte blanche to do what it wants in developing the site which is in the middle of several subdivisions. KENT D. JOHNSON/ KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

The Peachtree City Council is considering a rezoning request from a developer of a proposed hotel and water park resort. KENT D. JOHNSON/ KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

A capacity crowd gathers for the Peachtree City Council meeting on a controversial rezoning request from a developer of a proposed hotel and water park resort. KENT D. JOHNSON/ KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

A capacity crowd gathers for the Peachtree City Council meeting Thursday, April 16, 2015. The council is supposed to decide Thursday (April 16) on a controversial rezoning request from a developer of a proposed hotel and water park resort. Protesters fear it will give the developer carte blanche to do what they want in developing the site which is in the middle of several subdivisions. KENT D. JOHNSON/ KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

A capacity crowd gathers for the Peachtree City Council meeting Thursday, April 16, 2015. The council is supposed to decide Thursday (April 16) on a controversial rezoning request from a developer of a proposed hotel and water park resort. Protesters fear it will give the developer carte blanche to do what they want in developing the site which is in the middle of several subdivisions. KENT D. JOHNSON/ KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Ryan Shores and his daughter, Katie, 4, attend a rally and golf cart procession in protest of a controversial water park resort. After the rally at the Aberdeen Village Shopping Center, the group went to City Hall for a hearing and vote on the rezoning. KENT D. JOHNSON/ KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Some residents are furious about a plan by Great Wolf Lodge to redevelop a conference center into an indoor water park. KENT D. JOHNSON/ KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

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Protesters in Peachtree City don't want the city to allow a developer to create a water park resort amid subdivisions. KENT D. JOHNSON/ KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

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