The first part of the meeting will be open to the public, during which time Pape said residents can speak in favor or against potential properties. "We will give people two or three minutes to speak, and will try to hear people speaking about different land parcels, not just a lot for one," Pape said. "We'll do what it takes to make sure each property that has someone speaking is represented."
The second portion of the meeting will be conducted in executive session, during which time Pape said that the committee members will compare notes to decide which properties could be presented to the board.
"I doubt we would have a final list by the end of this meeting, and will probably hold another committee meeting in the same format before we presented it to the board. There are still around 41 properties being considered, and the costs total over $40 million because we know there are many that won't be finalized by the board," Pape said.
Each of the committee members rate the potential properties, and those with the highest ratings go to the top of the list of potential finalists.
Pape said that the committee expects a large group of people in favor of a tract of land in south Cobb that is surrounded on three sides by Floyd Road, Concord Road and Hicks Road. The tract has been rumored to not be on the committee's short list of 41 properties, and Pape declined to comment on whether or not it is still be considered.
"I've heard there's a petition with over 500 signatures, and I think the owner put a sign up, urging people to sign the petition," Pape said. "We changed the meeting time from 6:30 to 7 p.m. so that we could have the bigger room to accommodate more people. We don't know if there will be a large number or not, but we wanted to be prepared in case there is."
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