Fairhope, Alabama
TECHNICAL ISSUE ARISES
The city's Planning Commission approved a request from Angelo Corte to extend the time limit to record the plat for the controversial Fly Creek Village PUD apartment amendment for another 180 days, because of a lawsuit attempting to block the project.
The city council approved the plan for the Retreat At Fairhope Village last April; but the normal sixty days allowed to record it properly may not be enough time.
The lawsuit against the city council, planning commission, Corte, and others alleges the approved changes will damage the creek; it also seeks unspecified "compensatory damages."
(Proponents of the amendment countered that since the new plan's total "footprint" is lower, there will be less rainwater runoff than the original plan: the amended version is better for the creek.)
Actual construction must begin within one year.
ANOTHER "FRIVOLOUS" LAWSUIT?
One commissioner, George Roberds, said that considering "all the abuse we took" during the approval process, he wished the commission itself could "consider filing against them for a frivolous lawsuit."
Planning Director Smith replied said he had been directed to make no comment whatsoever about the matter.
The city was dismissed from a similar, 2009 lawsuit (click).
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| Corte addressing June 6 meeting |
TECHNICAL ISSUE ARISES
The city's Planning Commission approved a request from Angelo Corte to extend the time limit to record the plat for the controversial Fly Creek Village PUD apartment amendment for another 180 days, because of a lawsuit attempting to block the project.
The city council approved the plan for the Retreat At Fairhope Village last April; but the normal sixty days allowed to record it properly may not be enough time.
The lawsuit against the city council, planning commission, Corte, and others alleges the approved changes will damage the creek; it also seeks unspecified "compensatory damages."
(Proponents of the amendment countered that since the new plan's total "footprint" is lower, there will be less rainwater runoff than the original plan: the amended version is better for the creek.)
Actual construction must begin within one year.
ANOTHER "FRIVOLOUS" LAWSUIT?
One commissioner, George Roberds, said that considering "all the abuse we took" during the approval process, he wished the commission itself could "consider filing against them for a frivolous lawsuit."
Planning Director Smith replied said he had been directed to make no comment whatsoever about the matter.
The city was dismissed from a similar, 2009 lawsuit (click).
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| apartment plat |
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The poster that continues to clog the comments about drugs and violence associated with apartment living would have better luck with his/her comments if they could post links to their research. If they do not have the research for their comments they do appear to be bigoted and shamefully embarrassing.
Fairhope could use more areas for both high end and low end rental units, just put them in areas that do not negatively effect our fragile ecosystem.
There are no jobs in Fairhope or coming to Fairhope.
Foley is bringing some in. Mobile certainly hasn't been that successful.
Who is going to live in these apartments?