Wednesday, July 23, 2003
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Wednesday, July 23, 2003 |
Fville council dumps road requirement for path planBy JOHN
MUNFORD
The Fayetteville City Council acquiesced to a local homeowners association by rescinding its requirement of a road to connect two subdivisions. Instead, the council will allow a multiuse path to connect the Highland Park and Pecan Ridge subdivisions. The path must be built to street standards so an emergency vehicle can access the Highland Park subdivision if necessary. Highland Park owners opposed the construction of a road, saying they didn't need it for access purposes. A poll of homeowners indicated that 90 percent supported the multi-use path connection instead, said Jahnee Prince, the city's director of planning and zoning. Councilman Walt White voiced the only vote against allowing the multi-use path, saying he felt the city should address safety concerns. "I just think it's a possible safety problem," White said. He suggested using a moveable steel post to discourage full-size autos from using the path as an access to Highland Park. But an effort to get that language into the motion offered by councilman Al Hovey-King was rebuffed. Hovey-King accepted a friendly amendment to have the safety situation of the path evaluated after a six-month period. The motion passed 4-1 with White against. When the rezoning for the Highland Park subdivision was approved several years ago, council included a requirement that a road be built to connect it to the Pecan Ridge subdivision. The main idea was to have a second entryway available for emergency vehicles, but it also would have provided a roundabout way for Highland Park residents to have access to Ga. Highway 54 East.
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