An agreement between Brookfield Country Club Homeowners Association and developer Paul Ludwig of Coro Realty appears to have cleared the way for a 20-acre development project at the corner of Highway 92 and Hardscrabble Road in west Roswell. 

An unusual veto by Mayor Jere Wood allowed time for sometimes impassioned discussion between the parties, centering on plans for approximately 30 townhouses on 6.8 acres opposite Brookfield, one of the cities’ largest neighborhoods. Speaking for the developer, attorney Wendy Butler told the Planning Commission on Thursday, July 9, that the modified site plan replaced the townhouses with 14 single family homes, with access to Hardscrabble via an internal alley. The developer will also provide a contribution to the Brookfield homeowners association for improved landscaping on their side of Hardscrabble. 

Michael Gould, civic affairs chairman for the homeowners association, said Brookfield supported the revised plan. “Our neighborhood’s main concern has always been the preservation of Hardscrabble Road as a residential road,” he said. Without the veto, “they’d be building townhomes. A lot of people in Brookfield are very grateful to Mayor Wood for that.” 

Explaining the Planning Commission’s unanimous approval of the modified plan, Cheryl Greenway said, “The single family homes are a much better fit with the community.”

The new plan went before Roswell’s Mayor and City Council on Monday, July 13, for their approval of zoning changes and passed unanimously. The project includes retail space along Highway 92, an institutional living care facility, and pro-Green features such as protection of a grove of large, specimen trees.