GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A plan to build warehouses around a Gwinnett County neighborhood is moving forward despite some angry residents making their voices heard.
Channel 2 Action News first told you in May about a proposal to build five warehouses and a four-story storage facility near Camp Branch Road in Buford.
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The city commissioners would need to annex more than 300,000 square feet and re-zone the residential area to industrial.
Channel 2 Gwinnett Bureau Chief Matt Johnson spoke to homeowners who were concerned about 18-wheelers damaging the roads, adding to traffic and affecting their property values.
“The homes in this area are going to drop 20-25%,” said Jim Zehe. “The trees are going to be gone and they’re going to be replaced with concrete.”
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The Buford City Commissioners took the proposal up for a vote at Monday night’s meeting.
Opponents showed up to voice their displeasure about the vote.
“This will spread like rot,” Amanda Panos said. “This is a big problem that people beyond the City of Buford need to be concerned about.”
The commissioners voted to allow the proposal to move forward to the next steps.
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