Fairhope, Alabama
EAST ON HIGHWAY 104
At tomorrow's Planning Commission meeting, well-known local developer and realtor for the Fairhope Realty Group, Trae Corte, is requesting approval of the 'Verandas' a 208 lot village subdivision at the southwest corner of Highway 104 and Lawrence Road -- about a half mile south of the new Saint Michael Catholic High School.
(For some reason, Lawrence Road is Higbee Road north of 104.)
Planning Commission sources tell the Times this is to be a high density single family residential development with a commercial component; it may not fully conform with the city's comprehensive growth plan because it is too far to the east of the Hwy 181 intersection where such commercial activity would normally be anticipated.
The 317 acre, un-zoned property is outside of the city limits but within the city's planning jurisdiction so the commission has sole authority to sub-divide it.
(It lies within County Planning District 14, but so far county residents there have failed to enact their own zoning.)
Current ownership is 'The Bills Llc' with a Robertsdale P.O. Box ... c/o Mary Bertolla.
T. Corte was one of those who spoke against immediately implementing a six month moratorium on subdivisions at the last city council meeting; there has been a rush of new applications since the possibility of a moratorium on development was raised two weeks ago.
(Planning Commissioner Hollie Mackellar is also a FRG agent)
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| Hwy 104, east of Hwy 181 |
EAST ON HIGHWAY 104
At tomorrow's Planning Commission meeting, well-known local developer and realtor for the Fairhope Realty Group, Trae Corte, is requesting approval of the 'Verandas' a 208 lot village subdivision at the southwest corner of Highway 104 and Lawrence Road -- about a half mile south of the new Saint Michael Catholic High School.
(For some reason, Lawrence Road is Higbee Road north of 104.)
Planning Commission sources tell the Times this is to be a high density single family residential development with a commercial component; it may not fully conform with the city's comprehensive growth plan because it is too far to the east of the Hwy 181 intersection where such commercial activity would normally be anticipated.
The 317 acre, un-zoned property is outside of the city limits but within the city's planning jurisdiction so the commission has sole authority to sub-divide it.
(It lies within County Planning District 14, but so far county residents there have failed to enact their own zoning.)
Current ownership is 'The Bills Llc' with a Robertsdale P.O. Box ... c/o Mary Bertolla.
T. Corte was one of those who spoke against immediately implementing a six month moratorium on subdivisions at the last city council meeting; there has been a rush of new applications since the possibility of a moratorium on development was raised two weeks ago.
(Planning Commissioner Hollie Mackellar is also a FRG agent)
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| Trae Corte addresses Sept. 22nd city council |
Comments
It is past time to make local developers pay realistic taxes and new development fees for any new multi family development or neighborhood they want to build so that Fairhope can catch up our infrastructure up to where it kneed so to be. There should be 1 million dollar minimum infrastructure fee for any new neighborhood larger than 50 homes or apartments - that's right a $20k per unit development infrastructure fee going forward to support infrastructure costs. And that probably not enough to support constant increase in schools, teachers, fire, police, water, sewer and water treatment, city services, etc.
So, let's just Stop all growth and raise taxes annually to offset ever increasing expenses. I guess we could cut back on services or
Have a "reduction in force" to help offset ever increasing expenses. No, no we can't fire some of the best municipal workers
In the coastal area, which make up a staff that by most accounts is already overwhelmed. So, I guess we have little choice,
We'll just have to raise taxes every year. Yes, let's CLOSE THE DOORS and hope all these revenue and expenses problems
Just go away! Oh, you all want your cake and eat it too!!! Good luck with that! It really is too bad "Ignorance isn't more painful"!
And if ignorance was actually painful some of the folks posting would not be able to work their keyboard.
maximise his or her ROI? Historically, the best way is propose multi-family
PUDS........Apartments! Well, well, well.....damned if you and damned if you don't!
By the way, ignorance is a chosen character flaw and limiting your sources of
Information, only serves as fertilizer for the healthy growth of ignorance.