County has plans to construct a 140-foot tower within the cityBy DOUG NURSE The Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.ajc.com/
Published on: 02/21/08
The Milton City Council has a looming problem with Fulton County.
Many residents of this newly founded city are upset that the county plans to construct a 140-foot water tower near their homes, and have enlisted the city to help plead their case. The tower sits on county land inside the city limits near Freemanville Road.
The residents object to the tower because it would be visible over their homes. And they say it isn't necessary because a consortium of developers are installing a major pump to improve water pressure.
"It's big and it's ugly and it's not needed," said resident Wayne Super.
On Wednesday, the city council unanimously approved a resolution calling on the county to abandon its plans.
The resolution noted that a 40-foot water tower is in the area, but that the city has required it be hidden by trees and plants to preserve the rural character of the community.
"... The proposed water tank will defeat the city's purposes of the vegetative screening requirements as a water tower at the proposed height will be incapable of screening and may threaten the rural nature of the community," the resolution states.
Super acknowledged the resolution carries no legal weight, but said he hopes that the city council's stance will help convince the county commission to reconsider building the tower.
The county has argued that the tower is needed to improve water pressure for safety and convenience to nearby subdivisions that are being constructed in the southern end of the city. They also want to provide more reliable source of water for the area.
The tower would cost about $3.75 million and would be constructed this year.
6 comments:
I'm happy to hear that our City Council opposes this water tower being built when there are other solutions. Our picturesque landscape is what sets us apart from our neighboring cities. If there isn't enough water pressure than perhaps we need to oppose building additional and much larger subdivisions in the first place and think about issues such as water in addition to traffic, pollution, night sky, and displacement of our wildlife. We don't want to look like John's Creek. They didn't have a chance to fight Fulton County before they ruined their landscape. We do. Thank Goodness!
Why did Karen Thurman not vote on this?
If you want to dance, you have to pay the fiddler.....if you want water, you have to pay the price....water tank.
Alternatives....drill or bore your own personal well or carry water from nearest creek or spring.
Not build the water tower now? So we cut down all those trees for what reason? How about being proactive instead of reactive. I'm sure the homeowners that lost their trees at the road frontage won't be upset at all if the water line doesn't go in now. Aren't we acting kind of late now on this?
The trees have nothing to do with the tower. They are for a water line that is going in seperately.
Most think the two are related, waterline for new water tower.
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