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By: MICHELLE WILLARD, Post Staff Writer

Posted: Friday, May 15, 2009 2:53 pm

The Reserve at Dill Lane moved forward at the city council meeting Thursday night, despite neighbor complaints.

Murfreesboro City Council unanimously approved a rezoning request on first reading for a high-end student apartment complex on Dill Lane off Mercury Boulevard.

Neighbors of the complex, proposed by Eagle Summitt Partners, are worried about storm water issues from Sinking Creek, which runs through the site area and through their backyards.

Neighbor Corinne Zorn, who lives on Venus Place, spoke out at the public hearing Thursday night and voiced concern about the creek that runs through her back yard.

She said the creek often overflows and becomes clogged with fallen trees, branches and other debris.

“Any time you change the lay of the land, like these apartments will, you have problems,” she said.

The council discussed the issue with the developer’s representative, Matt Taylor from SEC Engineering, as well as City Planning Director Joseph Aydelotte and City Engineer Chris Girffith.

Griffith said the planning department has looked into the issue. He found the area is low and holds water, but the fallen trees and debris are the landowners’ responsibility and not the city’s.

Taylor said the developers will build a storm water retention pond to slow the creek’s flow during times of rainfall and incorporate green space into the complex’s design to reduce runoff.

The proposed apartment complex will be composed of 14 three-story buildings of 260 town house-style apartments.

Michelle Willard can be contacted at 615-869-0816 or mwillard@murfreesboropost.com.

Tagged under Chris Girffith, City, Dill Lane, Growth, Joseph Aydelotte, Matt Taylor

Member Opinions:

By: Trvlace on 5/15/09
They are ramming these apartments into this side of town. Look at the Hickory Hollow area and how they did the same there. Now that area is gang city. I can't see this going here, enough is enough. All the city wants is the impact fees they impose for projects like this and they turn their backs on citizen concerns. Unless it is one of the city developers of course, they own the city... WHAT A JOKE!

By: Steveo on 5/15/09
Until the city council decides that they work for the people and not the developers this sort of thing will continue. I think the drainage problems are well founded- the engineers design for 25, 50, 100 year events, what happens when we get one of these events and all there is left on this side of town is pavement and concrete pipe? The little dabs of green space they talk about leaving won't help.

By: GrumpaEd on 5/16/09
Nothing, absolutely nothing will change the voting habits of the city council until council members are elected by district. The current "beauty" contest way of election only insures a lack of vision or care for city residents.

By: mhm2a on 5/20/09
Franklin has imposed a moratorium (sp?) on apartment communities and it has worked well to lift their property values and overall curb appeal of the community.