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Residents warn Eagles Landing rezoning could worsen traffic, flooding and school crowding
Summary
At an Aug. 4 public hearing, Troy residents told council a proposed rezoning and the Eagles Landing subdivision plan could increase traffic on Wilson Road, add stormwater to Swales Creek flood-prone areas and further strain local schools.
Troy City Council opened a public hearing Aug. 4 on Ordinance O222025, a request to rezone three parcels totaling 86.88 acres to a Planned Development Residential (PDR) for the Eagles Landing subdivision; residents living near the site urged the council to consider traffic, stormwater and school-capacity impacts.
The zoning change would move parcels identified as D08107838, D08107842 and D08107844 from Miami County A-2 (general agriculture) to the city’s PDR classification and approve the general plan for Eagles Landing. The Troy Planning Commission recommended approval; council set the matter for a committee meeting next week (Law and Order committee) for further review.
The hearing drew multiple neighbors who said the proposed development would increase traffic on Wilson Road and other nearby streets and worsen flooding along Swales Creek. “Our primary concern is with traffic congestion,” said Bob Bridal, a Wilson Road resident. He said Wilson Road already has significant rush-hour backups and asked whether a traffic study had been done and whether traffic could be routed to a different street.
Rick Usterman, who lives on Peebles Road in Concord Township, told council he had heard “rumors of…up to 250” residences planned and expressed concern about additional runoff from rooftops, streets and sidewalks flowing into Swales Creek and adding to existing FEMA-designated flood areas. “I am concerned about the amount of water from the rooftops, the streets, the sidewalks,” Usterman said, noting trees and debris in the creek have caused local neighbors to clear blockages and that cumulative drainage from recent and proposed developments already affects downstream farmland.
John Scott, a Concord Township resident, raised similar points about flooding and added concerns about school overcrowding and local taxes as new housing triggers demand for new school construction. “Every time we turn around, we're having to build a new school building,” Scott said, urging council to weigh the effects on downtown and older neighborhoods against permitting new subdivisions.
Other nearby property owners described localized yard flooding, potential impacts on private wells if many new houses are served by groundwater, and safety concerns for children at bus stops with higher traffic volumes. “People fly down that road,” said Mitch Regal, of Wilson Road, describing what he called increased speed and volume on the street and saying a new subdivision entrance would “make it just way, way worse.”
No vote was taken on the ordinance during the Aug. 4 session. Council indicated the rezoning and general plan will be considered at an upcoming committee meeting (Law and Order committee) before any further action by the full council.
Residents who spoke provided addresses for the record and urged the council and staff to review traffic studies, stormwater controls and school-capacity planning before advancing the proposal; those materials were not presented at the hearing.
