Wednesday, January 21, 2004
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Wednesday, January 21, 2004 |
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Wieland project in Tyrone continued again By MICHAEL BOYLAN Representatives from John Wieland Homes came before the Tyrone Town Council in December with a plan for a conservation subdivision. The project provided a tremendous amount of greenspace, but many of the houses would be on half-acre lots. Concerned citizens and members of the council worried about the density of the project, as well as the use of a pressure drip sewer system and increased traffic. Last Thursday, John Wieland Homes came before the council again, this time with two plans. The first plan had 200 houses in the 265-acre parcel on one acre lots with 16 acres of open space along the wetlands. The project would be on septic tanks instead of a pressure drip system. The second plan was a redone version of the conservation subdivision that addressed many of the concerns from the previous meeting. On Mann Road, there would be five houses on four acre lots, 120 acres of open space, 200 lots, still on half-acres, but down from the original number of 265, an amenity area and a buffer on each side of the proposed cross county connector. The project would be on a pressure drip system. Resident Scott Bodkin spoke in favor of the project, stating that John Wieland Homes was a good neighbor to Tyrone and that the project appeared aesthetically pleasing. Several residents spoke against the project, citing concerns about changing the approved lot size from one acre to half an acre and damaging the rural appearance of Mann Road. Council still worried about the density and Lyn Redwood, the new councilwoman in her first meeting, urged the representatives from Wieland Homes to build a project that had two acre lots, which would then take out the need for a pressure drip system. Councilman Paul Letourneau stated he would like to see a project with somewhere near 150 homes, while councilman Mike Smola stated that if the project was built under the current zoning only 70-100 home could be built. John Wieland Homes will go back to the drawing board and the discussion was continued to the Feb. 19 meeting of the town council.
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