Increasing traffic can increase the danger for these residents. Wardcliff is void of sidewalks, with residents riding their bikes, walking their pets and their children playing in the street. “They are going to tie that little, quiet area through the developments to a commercial area on the other side, where there are a bunch of traffic,” said Jesse Green of Wardcliff. High density housing will attract high density traffic, which will cut through the neighborhood on Greencliff Drive. Long said the biggest concern from residents is the traffic flow that will likely increase in the neighborhood. “It just highlights the uncertainty that our neighborhood has been dealing with.” “We were hopeful that they would reopen the school when it became clear more elementary classrooms were needed,” said resident Megan Long, referring to Wardcliff Elementary. Staff were asked to prepare a “resolution recommending approval for the next meeting.”.Īnimosity already exists between the residents of the Wardcliff Neighborhood due to the the recent history of the neighborhood and those feelings emerged again for Megan Long, a Wardcliff resident. 25.Ĭoncept Rezoning #19010 proposes the rezone of the parcel located at the Wardcliff neighborhood from residential homes to multiple family apartment complexes.Īt a previous meeting on Feb.11, the commission discussed and approved the revised concept plan for the rezoning, moving it onto the Township Board for its review. The quiet, quaint Wardcliff neighborhood, nestled between Burcham Drive and Grand River Avenue, was loud with opposition about a rezoning proposal at the Planning Commission meeting on Feb. Currently empty, neighborhood residents questions the rezoning of the approximately 4.6 acres from single family to multiple family apartment complexes.
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