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Public invited to comment on kart racetrack plans
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Kart track meeting

When: 6:30 p.m. Thursday
Where: Community room of the Braselton Police and Municipal Court Building
Upcoming: Braselton Planning Commission public hearing, 7 p.m. Sept. 28; Braselton Town Council public hearing, 4 p.m. Oct. 8; Braselton Town Council vote, 7 p.m. Oct. 12

BRASELTON — Georgia Karting, which has proposed to build a new racetrack in Braselton, has scheduled a public meeting in Braselton on Thursday to discuss its plans.

The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the community room of the Braselton Police and Municipal Court Building.

Daniel T. Moore of Monroe submitted plans to Braselton in July to build a multipurpose kart racing track off Jesse Cronic Road in Jackson County in Park 85.

The Braselton Planning Commission had planned to hear the proposal in August, but at Moore’s request, postponed the public hearing to its Sept. 28 meeting at 7 p.m.

The Braselton Town Council will hold a public hearing on the proposal at 4 p.m. on Oct. 8 and is expected to vote on the issue at its 7 p.m. meeting on Oct. 12.

Moore said last week he organized the meeting because he felt people had been “misinformed” about the proposed track.

“Anyone that wants to come can come and anyone that has a concern can come,” he said. “We’re trying to be good neighbors.”

Moore is seeking a conditional use permit to construct the Georgia Karting Track, which he proposes will be used for racing kart rental, kart club racing, professional kart racing, small motorcycle racing, small purpose-built racecar racing and other special events. Plans call for the main track to be 0.66 miles, Track A to be 0.34 miles and Track B to be 0.32 miles, all of which will be 27 feet wide.

The property’s zoning classification is manufacturing-distribution, and Moore wants to use the property for an outdoor amusement or recreation attraction.

Four buildings also are being proposed, including a 3,000-square-foot, two-story clubhouse, a 3,000-square-foot kart shop with a mezzanine, 100 garages, all 10-by-15 feet, and a 20-by-125 foot covered grid.

The property is owned by Duke Realty Limited Partnership out of Duluth and is 17.05 acres.