Our neighbor Shelley Rigger provides the following update on the Spring @ Walnut development proposal (see related stories and links to plans below).
The Planning Board passed a slightly amended version of the Walnut and Spring Street Infill Project plan at its meeting on October 23rd. That means the Planning Board has recommended the plan to the Town Board, which will consider it soon.
The plan was deferred at a previous meeting because important details had not yet been worked out. The resubmitted plan resolved one of those those issues: It included a detailed drawing of the streets in the development. The second issue — what will become of a small parcel known as “Lot 9″ was not resolved, but the developer promised to determine what will happen to that parcel before the last house is built, so it will not become an abandoned lot.
The developer will not pave the section of the Spring Street right-of-way connecting his development to Walnut Grove (he will pave the section connecting his development to Walnut Street, of course), but he did agree to set aside $3,000 for traffic calming on Walnut Street. Exactly how that money will be spent will be determined later.
(Note: Shelley and neighbor Christy Shi are members of the Planning Board)
