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Huge south
Fulton development could transform Palmetto
Called
Foxhall Village, the project would have 5,400 residential units
By
PAUL DONSKY
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 05/02/08
A developer is planning a massive residential and retail development on
a 1,300-acre tract of farmland in the tiny town of Palmetto in south
Fulton County.
The master-planned community, known as Foxhall Village, is being
developed by Merrill Trust Communities & Resorts. Plans call for 5,400
residential units and 1.1 million square feet of commercial space, to be
built out over a 20-year period, according to development papers filed
with the state.
The property would need to be rezoned to allow for housing and
commercial uses, said Terry Todd, Palmetto's city administrator. The
site was annexed by the city in 2006 at the developer's request.
The property is less than a mile from South Fulton Parkway, a major
thoroughfare that offers a 20-mile drive to Atlanta's
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
The development has the potential to dramatically change Palmetto, a
quiet town of just 4,500 people.
Officials with Merrill Trust could not be reached for comment
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