Residents urge caution on Thompson Ridge, citing emergency access, drainage and school capacity

Residents from the South State Street and Banning Road area gave detailed testimony opposing Thompson Ridge on public‑safety and infrastructure grounds. Robert Ridgeway and others focused on wetland disturbance and increased traffic near Barrett Farm; Tom Reynolds raised wastewater and drainage capacity questions, estimating that 107 houses could add roughly 12 million gallons of wastewater annually if average household usage holds. "This is wetlands as well," Robert Ridgeway said while pointing to the plan, and Tom Reynolds added that existing county wastewater capacity and local drainage need review.