NOTE - Any called meeting can occur upon 24 hours notice. Agenda is posted on the lobby bulletin board, but not always on City web site
Council meeting agendas can change, so the Public needs to monitor all meetings despite the upcoming holidays and Spring break vacations. The Planning and Zoning Board of Appeals denied a variance request (5-0) by the owner of 35 Williams Street property on February 28, 2008. The owner has the option to appeal the decision to Superior Court within 30 days.
The Nash Home (c. ? ) 55 Autry Street. Designated for demolition to make room for the Robert Forro /Howell Project (dense residential, 24 units on 6 acres) APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL Demolition in 2005 to make room for Hedgewood project, off Thrasher and Autry Streets, adjacent to Rock-Tenn complex
The Westbrook/ Naylor Home (c.1895) 139 N. Cemetery Street. A Victorian home lovingly restored by its present owners, presented on the Tour of Homes in 1981. Designated for relocation/demolition to make room for 43 "mixed-use" retail/townhome units, underground parking deck, and loft apartments proposed by developer Robert Forro. STATUS: PENDING CITY COUNCIL ACTION FEB. 7, 2005 (RZ-04-210) Approved by City Council Feb. 7, 2005
Demolition in 2007 to make room for planned Mixed Use development
The Adams Home (c. 1890) 75 College Street. Victorian home restored by present owners and presented on the Tour of Homes in 1983. Designated for relocation/demolition to make room for 43 "mixed-use" retail/townhome units, underground parking deck, and loft apartments proposed by developer Robert Forro. STATUS: PENDING CITY COUNCIL ACTION FEB. 7, 2005 (RZ-04-210) Approved by City Council Feb. 7, 2005
Demolition in 2007 to make room for planned Mixed Use development
The "Tee-Folk Cottage" (c. 1870) College Street. This modest cottage in the folk style saw the town's founding. Designated to be relocated/demolished as a step toward a community fountain and Plaza. STATUS: Developer Robert Forro has option pending DCD re-zoning approval Developer Robert Forro has sold to the City of Norcross in 2005
Purchased from City by DDA
The Old Methodist Church (c. 1871). College (Church) Street. Includes historic parsonage and sits on 4 acres of land. Some suggest that this property is an unexplored opportunity for the city's Cultural Arts Center, rather than risking new construction impacting the fragile historic district. Listed in The National Registry, this property could be an ideal restaurant/convention center location with plenty of parking. (The city owns a connecting lot immediately behind the property and facing Mitchell Street which has a natural fall and might be more suited for a parking deck.) STATUS: OFFERED FOR SALE
City-Owned Property At Risk Today
Wingo Street. In 2004, residents mounted a lobbing effort to save four endangered 1920s-1930's cottages the City of Norcross had purchased with intent to tear down for the relocation of a city maintenance shed. Responding to citizen concerns and press interest, the city council gave the Downtown Development Authority a 90-day option, which expires in February 2005, to receive requests for proposals to rehab these contributing properties which are listed in The National Registry while the council looks for another area to relocate the "city shed." Historic Wingo Street runs adjacent to the rail line and Thrasher Park, which are listed in The National Registry as important architectural landscapes. STATUS: Sold by DDA to Private developer
At some future time, with sidewalks as recommended in the LCI Study, tree-shaded Wingo Street with its private residences and the romance of the railroad could become a natural extension of main street boutiques and restaurants, quiet carriage rides and Thrasher Park cultural activities. The four quaint cottages along Wingo Street, identified as "contributing properties" in the National Register documentation, are considered worthy of preservation. National Registry architectural historians suggest that every attempt be made to preserve these houses as "important examples of early to mid-20th century residential architecture."
The Log Cabin. (c. 1934) Slated to be moved to South Point Park to make room for the planned multi-million dollar Old Schoolhouse Cultural Arts center to be built on the cabin's present site on College Street, a request for bid is to be published on the City of Norcross website. As described in The National Registry, the log cabin is "considered contributing as an excellent example of a New Deal-era community building." The Norcross Community Association once met here. Heated, cooled and free to residents wanting to use it, the cabin, a familiar landmark, is in danger of falling into disrepair unless action is taken soon. STATUS: Demolition in 2007 to make room for planned Town Center Park
