We want to make sure we stay in the community.

It is so the community knows they don't have to go to Barrett (Parkway) or Gwinnet County, or wherever they're going. They can go right here in their backyard. That is the basis for getting this started in the first place.

The new hospital is more accessible to the community and that's a big plus, ... Parking is easier. Once you get inside the facility, everything is relatively close together and not far from the front entrance.

A community gathering place is what we envision.

There are now two to three more officers out in the community walking the beat.

I think what y'all do is vital to our community. I think we're fooling ourselves if we think the square foot (of a house) determines the characteristic of a neighborhood. I hope this passes tonight. One-size-fits-all may have been appropriate at one time, but now we may be in a situation where one size doesn't fit anymore.