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The battle for 'The Range' gears up in Gwinnett

A showdown is gearing up this week over one of the largest undeveloped areas in central Gwinnett County.

The 130-acre tract known as "The Range" was part of the campus of Scientific Atlanta before it was bought by Cisco.  The land was left undeveloped in order for the company to test the range of its satellite dishes and other electronic transmitting products.

Now Cisco is offering to sell the land to developer David Jenkins in order to build up to 334 homes.

Neighbors, who complain it will lead to school overcrowding and traffic congestion, want to the county to instead buy it for a park.

They also complain that Jenkins was granted immunity in the bribery case against ex-commissioner Kevin Kenerly.

Opponents calling themselves Neighborhoods in Peril complain the area of Cruse Road near Pleasant Hill Road cannot handle any more traffic and the number of proposed homes would be taxing on existing infrastructure.

"We cannot take even 100 more cars," says opponent Mike Islam who lives in the area.

The group plans to wear red to show their opposition at Tuesday night's 7 p.m. public hearing.

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