This is an established community of neighborhoods with roads, schools and infrastructure created to accommodate our current population. If the R-15 application is approved, Garrison Mill Elementary, Mabry Middle, and Lassiter High Schools will be pushed to unnecessarily high enrollment in each classroom – already alarming but worse in the time of COVID-19 concerns when classroom size must be reduced.

We pay a high amount of tax in these districts so that our children will have an excellent public education. It is the number one reason that people across the county and state move to East Cobb and in particular into Districts 2 and 3. Studies show that smaller classroom sizes and smaller teacher to student ratios allow students to learn more material, more effectively, and at a faster pace. Smaller classes have been shown to contribute to a better learning environment for students and better working conditions for teachers and staff. Yet, as of October 2019, Garrison Mill Elementary was only 13 students away from overcapacity, Mabry was 186 away from capacity, and Lassiter was 67 students away from capacity – and these numbers do not include the other new developments either planned in the area (such as Z-37) or that have already received zoning changes approval (such as Mabry Grove and others along Wesley Chapel Rd.).

This is an established community of neighborhoods with roads, schools and infrastructure created to accommodate our current population. If the R-15 application is approved, Garrison Mill Elementary, Mabry Middle, and Lassiter High Schools will be pushed to unnecessarily high enrollment in each classroom – already alarming but worse in the time of COVID-19 concerns when classroom size must be reduced.

We pay a high amount of tax in these districts so that our children will have an excellent public education. It is the number one reason that people across the county and state move to East Cobb and in particular into Districts 2 and 3. Studies show that smaller classroom sizes and smaller teacher to student ratios allow students to learn more material, more effectively, and at a faster pace. Smaller classes have been shown to contribute to a better learning environment for students and better working conditions for teachers and staff. Yet, as of October 2019, Garrison Mill Elementary was only 13 students away from overcapacity, Mabry was 186 away from capacity, and Lassiter was 67 students away from capacity – and these numbers do not include the other new developments either planned in the area (such as Z-37) or that have already received zoning changes approval (such as Mabry Grove and others along Wesley Chapel Rd.).

This is an established community of neighborhoods with roads, schools and infrastructure created to accommodate our current population. If the R-15 application is approved, Garrison Mill Elementary, Mabry Middle, and Lassiter High Schools will be pushed to unnecessarily high enrollment in each classroom – already alarming but worse in the time of COVID-19 concerns when classroom size must be reduced.

We pay a high amount of tax in these districts so that our children will have an excellent public education. It is the number one reason that people across the county and state move to East Cobb and in particular into Districts 2 and 3. Studies show that smaller classroom sizes and smaller teacher to student ratios allow students to learn more material, more effectively, and at a faster pace. Smaller classes have been shown to contribute to a better learning environment for students and better working conditions for teachers and staff. Yet, as of October 2019, Garrison Mill Elementary was only 13 students away from overcapacity, Mabry was 186 away from capacity, and Lassiter was 67 students away from capacity – and these numbers do not include the other new developments either planned in the area (such as Z-37) or that have already received zoning changes approval (such as Mabry Grove and others along Wesley Chapel Rd.).

This is an established community of neighborhoods with roads, schools and infrastructure created to accommodate our current population. If the R-15 application is approved, Garrison Mill Elementary, Mabry Middle, and Lassiter High Schools will be pushed to unnecessarily high enrollment in each classroom – already alarming but worse in the time of COVID-19 concerns when classroom size must be reduced.

We pay a high amount of tax in these districts so that our children will have an excellent public education. It is the number one reason that people across the county and state move to East Cobb and in particular into Districts 2 and 3. Studies show that smaller classroom sizes and smaller teacher to student ratios allow students to learn more material, more effectively, and at a faster pace. Smaller classes have been shown to contribute to a better learning environment for students and better working conditions for teachers and staff. Yet, as of October 2019, Garrison Mill Elementary was only 13 students away from overcapacity, Mabry was 186 away from capacity, and Lassiter was 67 students away from capacity – and these numbers do not include the other new developments either planned in the area (such as Z-37) or that have already received zoning changes approval (such as Mabry Grove and others along Wesley Chapel Rd.).

Secondly, water quality impacts should be mitigated and a fair share contribution to the Cobb County Storm Water program identified and required.

Finally, a 40-foot natural area buffer, maintained by the Home Owner associations, between new development and existing development should be required. The purpose: to maintain long-standing community character.

No! to the R-15 Rezoning Application Z-40.