Canyon Cliffs Moves To July 10

Posted by Scott Spaulding - 6/20/08 @ 9:10 am - Filed Under Local Politics

Subdivison goes to full panel
July 10 hearing for Canyon Cliffs ( Journal Gazette)

Supporters and opponents will have another chance to debate the merits of a northern Allen County luxury home development proposed on the Allen County Plan Commission president’s property.

The plan commission’s executive committee could not come to a unanimous decision Thursday, so the project will be sent back to the full plan commission for another public hearing July 10.

Allen County Commissioner Bill Brown cast the lone vote against the 28-home subdivision proposed northeast of Coldwater and Chapman roads. Brown said he wanted the entire plan commission to review plans for the Canyon Cliffs subdivision.

Opponents plan to continue fighting the development, said Derek Reuter, watershed coordinator at Save Maumee Grassroots Organization. The additional public hearing also will give opponents more time to try to buy the property, he said. ACRES Land Trust officials met with developer Oakmont Development Co. III LLC on Wednesday, but the two groups have not negotiated a sale of the property.

Oakmont Development is open to selling the land to ACRES, but ACRES has not made a formal offer, said Mike Thomas, the developer’s managing member.

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Brown said he wanted more information about how many failing septic systems there are in the area and when the Allen County Regional Water and Sewer District plans to extend sewer service to specific areas.

If the plan commission decides not to lift the restrictions, Thomas has said Canyon Cliffs would be built with septic systems.

Plan commission members are scheduled to hold the public hearing at 1 p.m. July 10 in Room 126 of the City-County Building. The plan commission is slated to vote on the project and the sewer restrictions the following week.

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