Johns Creek recently received two notable accolades being named as one of the most successful cities in Georgia (Zippia.com/advice/most-successful-cities-in-georgia/), and for the second consecutive year, we have been recognized as the fourth best city to live in America (247WallSt.com/special-report/2017/10/12/americas-50-best-cities-to-live-2/2/).
As impressive as the two accolades are on their own, it’s even more remarkable when reflecting on the many superlative lists Johns Creek has been recognized in over the past couple of years (JohnsCreekGa.gov/live-work-play). From the safest city and tops in education, to premier residential living, Johns Creek continues to be a highly sought-after community in which to live, work and play.
These key attributes didn’t happen on their own. As a community, we made it happen together. We built our own police and fire departments with a focused effort on staffing each with the best leadership, personnel and equipment. We filled the offices of City Hall with some of the most experienced and highly dedicated professionals any city could hope for. We have more than doubled our available greenspace to expand our parks and recreational opportunities, and we are actively working on long-term solutions to our growing traffic congestion challenge. As parents, we remain actively involved in the schools, which directly contributes to consistent national recognition in academic excellence.
Together, we have made some remarkable strides in a relatively short period of time. However, these gains will be for naught without your continued input and engagement in future planning.
Many of you may be aware of our ongoing process to make significant changes to the City’s Comprehensive Plan, which is an important document that seeks to preserve and protect residential neighborhoods and carefully manage future development growth.
The Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC), which has been hard at work on the Plan for nearly a year, is using resident feedback from the most recent draft version to not only significantly update the current draft, but to also improve the readability and presentation of the next. Key changes include reducing the number of community or “character” areas from twelve down to eight. Residents who reside in each character area will have a tailored plan for redevelopment, parks, roadways, trails, and other activities that directly impact where they live.
In general, the CAC has heard you loud and clear regarding the desire to minimize growth and density. To that end, if the plan is fully realized, growth will average less than two units per acre of density moving forward.
While the City is not required to complete the Comprehensive Plan update until November 2018, please provide feedback as soon as the next draft is available, which we anticipate in the early part of 2018. We’ll be sure to notify you through all our social media channels and local media as soon as the draft is ready for review.
The same deliberate planning and focus that was used to build Johns Creek will also be required to ensure it remains a premier residential community in the future. Please remain involved throughout the process. It will take a collective, focused effort to sustain the path of success we have forged together.
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