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NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATION MEETING Wildwood West Subdivision Concept Plan February 24, 1998 In Attendance: Applicant: Lany Freeland, Developer; Steve Yuhasz, Surveyor; Mike Brough, Attorney; Staff. Emily Cameron, Don Belk, Paul Thames, Deputy Sheriff; Citizens: Myron Martin, Vice President, Wildwood Homeowners Association; 25 citizens from the Wildwood neighborhood (sign -up list attached) Mr. Belk opened the meeting by thanking everyone for attending. He understood that many citizens were taking their lunch hour or taking leave from their jobs to be in attendance, and appreciated their effort to be present today. Mr. Belk began his remarks with an explanation of the purpose of the neighborhood information meeting. He also gave some background on the Flexible Development Concept Plan process and the development review procedures. He explained the Planning Board will consider the Wildwood West Concept Plan at their March 5 meeting. He noted that a summary of the Neighborhood Information Meeting will be included with the staff report to the Planning Board. He also explained that the Concept Plan was just the first step in an extensive review process, and described the review and approval requirements for the Preliminary Plat stage. There were a number of questions from citizens about the scheduling of the neighborhood information meeting. Many citizens were concerned because they were taking time off work to attend the meeting during the middle of the day. Several citizens stated that their neighbors were unable to attend because of their jobs. Mr. Belk explained the time periods for concept plan acceptance and review, and the fact that neighborhood information meeting is required to be held within 15 days of acceptance of the concept plan. He explained that changing these time periods would require a revision to the subdivision ordinance, which would have to be approved by the Board of Commissioners. Mr. Yuhasz presented the Wildwood West Concept Plan. He described the zoning (R -2) that will allow for 61 residential lots on 32.8 acres. Lots will average 10,000 square feet in area. This Flexible Development Cluster Option plan will include 45% open space, mostly to protect the steep slopes between the proposed and the existing subdivision. Traffic will access the proposed subdivision via John Breckinridge Drive to the south and Oakdale Drive Extension to the north. Many citizens expressed concerns about drainage problems occurring in the existing Wildwood subdivision. Water quality concerns were also expressed. Many citizens described commonplace flooding problems within their neighborhood, and their repeated attempts to get the problems rectified. One citizen, Mr. Greenberg, described how the original Wildwood was built upon springs and filled drainage swales, and this has resulted in numerous problems today. A citizen asked about the connection with Oakdale Drive. Is there a plan to connect Oakdale as a through- street? Mr. Yuhasz said such a through- connection is not proposed, and it was removed from the Town of Hillsborough's Thoroughfare Plan largely because of the protests of the Wildwood Homeowners Association. Mr. Martin asked if the proposed 14.8 acres of open space in the Wildwood West subdivision would be the responsibility of the existing homeowners association. Mr. Belk reiterated that it would not. A new homeowners association, to be formed in conjunction with the Wildwood West preliminary plat, would be responsible for maintaining that open space.