Friends of Historic Glasgow (Delaware)

La Grange is on the NCC Planning Board agenda on 2/7/2006

Feb 02, 2006

Help Us Preserve Our Quality of Life
By Attending The


LA GRANGE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
NCC PLANNING BOARD
PUBLIC HEARING

Tuesday, February 7th, 2006, at 7:00 PM

City/County Building
800 French Street
Wilmington, DE


Council District 11

* North side Pulaski Highway, west of Glasgow Avenue. Major Land Development Exploratory Plan Review. Exploratory plan for La Grange proposes an open space planned development for 224 residential dwelling lots on 172.96 acres with 130.21 acres (75%) of private open space and to construct 53,278 square feet of commercial development. A rezoning of a portion of the property zoned S (Suburban) to CR (Commercial Regional) and from CR to S is also proposed. App. 2005-1045-S.


The La Grange Communities, LLC, development project is proposed for 236 acres located at the northwest corner of Route 40 and Glasgow Avenue. The applicant is proposing to develop the site with 224 housing units and a shopping center on approximately 12 acres fronting on Rt. 40 West. Please join us in urging the NCC Planning Board to ensure that the following questions are resolved before this project is allowed to proceed.


€ Traffic: Can our roads handle the additional 2,000 residential trips per day, not including the traffic going in/out of the proposed shopping center?

€ Schools: Can our public schools absorb at least another 74 students?

€ Historic Resources: Will the site be developed without endangering the 1815 manor house and granary, and the American Revolutionary War historic and Native American prehistoric features on the site? Who will take care of and protect these historic resources that are included in the 130.21 acres of private open space?

€ Environmentally Sensitive Resources: Federally threatened species may exist on the site, which attests to the unique environmental sensitivity. Can the site be developed without endangering these resources? Can storm water run off be effectively managed? Can the fresh water wetlands on the site be protected from pollution? Can the Glasgow aquifer recharge area, which supplies our drinking water, be protected from pollution? How much of the private open space is actually useable for recreation? Who will take care of the 130.21 acres of private open space?


NCC Planning Board Members

Victor Singer, Chairman
Sandra D. Anderson
June D. MacArtor
Joseph J. Maloney
Robert C. McDowell
Bernard S. Walker, Sr.
Mark Weinberg
Arthur R. Wilson
*There is currently one vacancy on the Planning Board*

The NCC Planning Board is comprised of 9 members, appointed by the County Executive Chris Coons with the advice and consent of the New Castle County Council.

The NCC Planning Board is charged with reviewing the proposed comprehensive development or comp plan updates, reviewing proposed zoning plan changes, proposed subdivision regulations and amendments; and to make recommendations to New Castle County Council on these items.


To request information regarding items on the Planning Board agenda, call Ken Bieri at (302) 395-5434

Before the February 7th NCC Planning Board meeting, send your written comments on the La Grange project to:

Planning Board
New Castle County
87 Reads Way
New Castle, DE 19720
e-mail: LandUse@co.new-castle.de.us and dltackett@nccde.org


For further information please contact the Friends of Historic Glasgow at
e-mail: historicglasgow@earthlink.net