NEWS NEARBY: New Development in Peachtree Corners; New State Patrol Post Planned

At long last, Peachtree Corners residents may be getting what many have longed for - a community gathering place they can call their own.

The undeveloped acreage across from The Forum has a new owner whose vision goes well beyond the plans of its previous owner.

Grandview Township, LLC, headed by Bob Cheeley, with Piedmont Bank, has purchased the tract of land from Lennar, a Miami, Fla.-based company that had just recently bought the 20.6 acres for $7.6 million with the intentions of building 250 garden apartments.

Cheeley and his investment group have a much different idea for this last undeveloped piece of Peachtree Corners real estate.

Read more on Peachtree Corners Patch.

GSP Post to Open in Duluth Area -- Duluth Patch

A new Georgia State Patrol post will be established on Pleasant Hill Road in Duluth, providing additional law enforcement presence in the area.

The GSP post will be located in a portion of the former Edwin Watt Golf Shop at 1645 Pleasant Hill Road in unincorporated Duluth. The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners approved a $31,000 lease agreement March 5 with R.W. Management for one year with two one-year renewal options, according to a news release issued by Gwinnett County. A permanent facility will be considered in the future.

Read more on Duluth Patch

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