The City admits that they made an error in allowing a Pawn Shop to be licensed in the Mack Dobbs strip mall. Consideration is now being given to what can be done in this matter.
I anticipate that the City will be in contact with area residents regarding this error, probably by a mailing and they will update residents as to the issue and solicit opinions from area residents as to what course of action would meet with general community approval.
It is extremely important that residents contact the City to express their concern about allowing businesses which are clearly excluded into this strip mall. We don't want to find massage parlors, adult book stores etc moving into this mall. The 2004 agreement must be enforced by the City.
A message board has been set up to facilitate communications on the issue, take a look at: http://kennesaw.proboards.com/index.cgi? If only one or two residents bother to complain about this then probably the City will just give them a variance and nothing will happen, however, if enough people do protest then there is a possibility that something will actually be done and complaints about this may deter any future prohibited businesses from being allowed to rent in this strip mall. So at the very least you should use the active links to email City officials to get some serious attention to the problem.
A message board has been set up to facilitate communications on the issue, take a look at: http://kennesaw.proboards.com/index.cgi? If only one or two residents bother to complain about this then probably the City will just give them a variance and nothing will happen, however, if enough people do protest then there is a possibility that something will actually be done and complaints about this may deter any future prohibited businesses from being allowed to rent in this strip mall. So at the very least you should use the active links to email City officials to get some serious attention to the problem.
Probably on this coming Tuesday I will be writing to the residents in the Summer Stream development with some additional information and I expect to be able to enclose with that letter some comments giving the City view and possible courses of action which they and the City Council might take.
Both Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Simmons would be pleased to hear by mail or email from area residents who might wish to comment on the issue, and if you would like to write the address is:
Kennesaw City Hall
2529 J.O. Stephenson Ave.
Kennesaw, Ga. 30144
Mayor Mathews:
mmathews@kennesaw-ga.gov
5 Council members are:
bthrash@kennesaw-ga.gov
cwelsh@kennesaw-ga.gov
bjenkins@kennesaw-ga.gov
jduckett@kennesaw-ga.gov
tkillingsworth@kennesaw-ga.gov
City Manager Steve Kennedy
Planning/Zoning Administrator D. Simmons
