I felt the meeting was very informative and your continued efforts to work with us during this uneasy time is very much appreciated. We hope, and have no reason to think otherwise, that this collaboration will continue until the end.
Here are my notes from last night (those in which I shared with the community). If you feel there are any errors or if you feel there was something was left out please do let me know.
Attendees from the town:
- Andy Hedrick
- Mike Sorensen
- Tracy Stephenson
- General Info:
- The town is "partnering" with the developer on the actual road development.
- Meeting on 11/19/13 where the town will be presented the request to approve the partnership on the road change with the town and the developer. We (homeowners) are welcome to share our thoughts on the road at this meeting.
- Radius Change: At this time based on the position in which the new road needs to tie back into the starting point where the current bend begins, (center of the road)---there is not an opportunity that can be seen where the radius could be moved.
- Easement: The town is requesting the 110 foot land allocation from the developer for the road easement. The town would like to have DOT approve an actual 100 foot road easement thus leaving 10 feet of land "free" on the side that backs up against the existing homeowners on country mill way. DOT has not yet approved this request. This 10 foot would be allocated in some way to the HOA of Mill ridge for future buffer.
- "Dead Land": There will be a strip of land that will not be part of the road easement that spans roughly 3 homeowners land on country mill way. This land would be between the homeowners property lines and the road easement line. This land would be allocated in some way to the HOA for future buffer.
- Water Concerns / Clearing of the "Dead Land & 10 foot land easement (from the original 110 foot road easement): It is unclear at this time how much clearing would need to take place when the road is built. The full allocation of land (dead land plus any land easement) may require full clearing initially to ensure proper water drainage is accounted for from new road and existing water feeds from the existing development.
- CORE Permits: It has been determined that the "wetlands / protected soils area" falls into the "individual" permitting scenario verses a "national" permitting scenario. This means that permitting process could take upwards to a year plus to complete (verses weeks / months). The town does not see "activity" (clearing and such) to begin until sometime spring of 2015.
- Current Planned Road: It appears at its widest point in the road (which would fall behind Phil Warnick's property) the road surface plus any medium would roughly calculate out at 60 feet.
- Some early and initial thoughts / questions:
- If #3 and #4 were to become a reality when would this occur? At the conclusion of the road completion or at an earlier point in time?
- If #5 was required is there any opportunity to push excess dirt into a buffer or to replant any trees if full clearing was required?
I am sure we will have more question and concerns over time - but thank you again and we look forward to the continued communications.
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