Contractors clearing land to build assisted-living facility in Brunswick

Work will continue this week to clear trees on a southern section of Brunswick Town Center by the contractor hired by McKinley Development Co. The land has been set aside for an assisted-living complex.

The city has an agreement to sell 18.2 acres of property at Brunswick Town Center to Canton-based McKinley Development for $1.8 million with the promise to construct a hotel, apartments and senior living facilities.

In November, the city Planning Commission approved an initial site plan for Danbury Place, a two-story, 101-unit senior living facility, and Brunswick Lake Apartments, a three-building complex. Final designs have not yet been approved.

City Manager Tony Bales said the land is still owned by the city, but trees are being cleared under an agreement between McKinley and the city.

They have a $25,000 performance bond to protect the city and they paid $5,000 to provide inspection services to make sure theyre not deviating from the plan, Bales said.

Work was halted temporarily Tuesday afternoon when the city discovered the contractor had not registered with the city, but Bales said the paperwork was corrected and work should resume this week.

We were aware they were taking the trees down, but we did stop them because the contractor wasnt registered with the city, Bales said. It was just a matter of knowing who is completing the work and having their information on file.

Bill Lemmon of McKinley Development said he was unaware his contractor had not registered with the city, and said it was up to the contractor to make sure rules and ordinances are followed.

We didnt know until we heard he was shut down, Lemmon said. He should have registered.

Lemmon reassured residents the contractor will try to save as many trees as possible.

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Contractors clearing land to build assisted-living facility in Brunswick