Posted in 30080, 30082, Atlanta Road, Belmont Hills, City Council, Cobb County, Concord Road, Construction, Development, Downtown Smyrna, Halpern, Jack Halpern, Jonquil Village, Market Village, Redevelopment, Silent Crossing, Smyrna, Smyrna Market Village, TAD, Tax Allocation Districts, Teri Anulewicz, Windy Hill, real estate on Apr 17th, 2009
Hi everyone,I wanted to share updates on several items of interest to Ward 3. Please feel free to pass these on to your neighbors, and if anyone would like to be added to my email distribution list, please send me an email at tlippincott@ci.smyrna.ga.us. Be assured that the emails will be used only for Ward […]
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Posted in 30080, 30082, Atlanta Road, Cobb County, Development, Downtown Smyrna, Election Results, Jonquil Village, Redevelopment, Smyrna, Smyrna Market Village, TAD, Tax Allocation Districts, real estate on Nov 5th, 2008
Another presidential election has come and passed and as promised, it was a historical one. With an estimated 136.6 million Americans (approximately 64.1% of registered voters) turning out to vote, this might be the highest percentage turnout in almost a century.
You might have noticed a few items at the end of your ballot to amend […]
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Posted in 30080, 30082, Atlanta Road, Belmont Hills, Cobb County, Development, Halpern, Jack Halpern, Redevelopment, Smyrna, TAD, Tax Allocation Districts, Windy Hill on Jan 2nd, 2008
The other day, one of our “regulars” pointed out that Wal-Mart’s web site was showing a new Smyrna location “coming soon” on their store located page. Furthermore, their map indicated that the store will be located in the vicinity of the intersections of Atlanta Road and Windy Hill Road. For those of you that do […]
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By Mason Eldridge
What makes two homes with identical floorplans and finishes worth different prices when they are located in the same neighborhood? Often, a home’s maximum value is determined prior to the builder clearing the lot and constructing a home. In this post, we are going to explore many of the characteristics of […]
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Thanks to Jason for submitting the following question on our “Ask Us” page:
“Why is the Forest Hills community of Smyrna have a ‘lay over’ or considered a ‘historic district?’”
Special thanks to Alan Durham, Economic Development Coordinator for Smyrna Community Development, for providing the following answer to Jason’s question:
“Smyrna does not have any designated historic districts. […]
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Posted in 30080, 30082, 4 Corners, Cobb County, Concord Road, Development, Four Corners, Redevelopment, S. Cobb Dr, S. Cobb Drive, Smyrna, South Cobb Dr, South Cobb Drive, real estate on Sep 25th, 2007
Thanks to Dianne Moore who emailed me the following questions:
“There are rumors that the northeast corner of Concord Road and South Cobb Drive is on the master plan for redevelopment. The Kroger store is supposedly going to be remodeled, and people say that they shopping center will be developed into the area behind the […]
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Posted in 30080, 30082, Atlanta Road, Belmont Hills, Cobb County, Construction, Development, Downtown Smyrna, Halpern, Jack Halpern, New Construction, Redevelopment, Smyrna, TAD, Tax Allocation Districts, Windy Hill on Sep 22nd, 2007
Several of you have recently asked what’s the latest with Belmont Hills redevelopment. I had not heard much about Belmont since the Cobb school board filed suit against Max Bacon and the Smyrna city council. I decided to send an email to Jack Halpern and several others at Halpern Enterprises and to my […]
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Posted in 30080, 30082, Cobb Center, Cobb County, Development, Redevelopment, S. Cobb Dr, S. Cobb Drive, Smyrna, South Cobb Dr, South Cobb Drive on Sep 20th, 2007
Thanks to visitor Neal C. for submitting the following question on the “Ask Us” page”
“Hi Mason. I was wondering if you had heard anything about the plans for Cobb Center. I heard a rumor a while back that another mixed-use development was being planned for that site but I haven’t heard anything since. I live […]
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Posted in 30080, 30082, Belmont Hills, Cobb County, Development, Downtown Smyrna, Jonquil Village, Market Village, Redevelopment, Smyrna, Smyrna Market Village, TAD, Tax Allocation Districts on Sep 18th, 2007
Many of you might already be aware of Wade Lnenicka’s website which keeps citizens of Ward 6 updated on progress in the area. Wade also publishes a newsletter that is available at the site which also contains a lot of relevant information regarding Jonquil Village, Belmont Hills, and many of the other issues that […]
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Thanks to Mike B. for posting the following question/comment to the “Ask Us” page:
“Hi, I have a question for you. I have noticed some rezoning signs around the nasty convince stores in the five points area. I’m hoping someone is about to nuke that whole intersection…am I right? Can you tell me what the […]
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