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I think you're spot on, which is why I mentioned earlier about how this could allow ForCo to thumb their nose at their big brother north Fulton (where the North Point mall site is).This development would be Forsyth throwing their hat in the ring to battle the other burbs as a destination. Right now, they’ve got nothing. Hopefully many will see that as an opportunity. At the same time, since it is farther out, you’ll have folks that want Forsyth to stay “the country” and don’t want growth or traffic (you see that often in the Facebook comments). We’ll have to see how large and loud that second group is. With or without this development, they’re fighting a losing battle. Atlanta is expanding whether they like it or not.
I grew up about 3 miles from Krause's proposed arena site. It was country back in the mid-90s. But that bird has flown, and flown hard. It was a massive PitA to get to Philips on a weeknight, but this would have been an incredible location based on where a ton of hockey fans all lived and played.
Forsyth County could easily become the preferred destination over Cherokee County or Dawson County with a development like this. The County Comission is obviously doing their diligence, but if they think they can have a Hotspot a la The Battery, they'd be foolish to not explore it.