Rejected 375 lot development getting a second hearing
SHELLEY — The City Council will reconsider plans for a 375 lot development it rejected earlier this year.
In July, the Shelley City Council denied the Anderson Hicks Group’s plan to develop a 375 lot subdivision on E Center St. Now the Council has decided to reconsider the plans for the Fox Crossing development. A public hearing will be held on November 9.
“I think it would be good to talk to them and have that conversation in a public hearing,” City Councilman Adam French said at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.
The Fox Crossing development plan did not receive a public hearing in front of the city council before it was rejected. The public hearing was held before the Planning and Zoning board, which approved the plan and sent it to the City Council for a final decision.
“There were some questions I’d like to flesh out a little bit more than what we had on the record,” city attorney BJ Driscoll said at Tuesday’s meeting.
Deny (delay) the permit, there are close to 1,000 homes approved, in or around Shelly, for construction in the near future. We are not anti growth, but that is enough until we see how these homes will effect our town. We all moved here because we wanted the small town life, that quality of life will be lost at some point, so let’s slow the growth roll.
From what I’ve been hearing from other Shelley residents is that our city water and sewer system is already under a heavy strain, not to mention the capabilities of our electrical grid. I’m experiencing small blackouts every month. To upgrade our water and electrical systems to accommodate these new houses will require more money, and that means more taxes. Please help to keep our fields for agriculture and not urban sprawl.