Downtown redevelopment plan to be discussed

The Braselton Town Council will hold a public hearing on its proposed downtown urban redevelopment plan on Thursday, July 9, at 4 p.m.

Braselton is proposing a number of changes to its downtown area, including transportation, recreation, commercial, housing, utility and other improvements.

The plan will also address open space and historic land preservation, along with the re-alignment of Ga. Hwy. 124 and Ga. Hwy. 53, a mixed-use town center, and a town green and amphitheater.

For the redevelopment plan, Braselton is defining its downtown area as that from the north to I-85, from the east to the town limits, from the west to Jesse Cronic Road and Piedmont Road and to the south to the Hoschton city limits. The area doesn’t include the Keys Crossing subdivision, and industrial-zoned property and those parcels fronting Zion Church Road.

The hearing will be held in the Braselton Police and Municipal Court Building, located on Ga. Hwy. 53.