Hearing Set For New Five Mile Subdivision

Thu., Oct. 2, 1997

By Kathy Mulady kathymu@spokesman.com

A hearing on the proposed Prairie Breeze subdivision on Five Mile Prairie is scheduled for Wednesdayat 1:30 p.m. in the commissioner’s assembly room, downstairs in the Public Works Building.

The 138-home subdivision on 49 acres is being proposed by developer Greg Yost.

The development is part of a larger proposal for the area that includes Willow Run, a manufactured-home park of 238 lots, and Granger Estates, 29 homes on half-acre or larger lots.

The houses will be located between Five Mile Road and Dorset, on property currently owned by Willie and Ida Forsgreen.

The manufactured home park has already been approved by the county, with certain conditions, including no basements or below-ground level spaces because of flooding problems on the prairie.

Another developer, Barry Margolese, who is proposing a 183-home subdivision on the prairie, has said his homes will be built without basements. A hearing on that development is set for Oct. 14 at 6:30 p.m. in the city council chambers.

Flooding is one of the problems neighbors are expected to comment on during the public hearing with Hearing Examiner Mike Dempsey.

Other neighborhood concerns include poor roads, an overburdened sewer system, crowded schools and inadequate fire and police response.

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