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Commissioners reject rezoning for Southmont sports complex after wide public opposition
Summary
Residents and business owners urged commissioners to delay or deny a zoning change to mark 358.63 acres as a new Community Recreational district. The board voted to deny the zoning change; commissioners and staff said the underlying project can proceed under existing rules but the rezoning request failed.
Davidson County commissioners voted on June 9 to deny a rezoning request that would have designated about 358.63 acres near Southmont as a new Community Recreational (CR) district. The request prompted a large public response, with residents and business owners citing traffic, light and noise impacts, infrastructure limits, and a lack of community notice.
The public hearing drew dozens of speakers. Angela Kleinard, a Southmont business owner and resident, said the proposed sports complex would place “a high traffic, high capacity facility in a rural area that does not currently have the infrastructure to support it,” and asked commissioners to delay the rezoning until residents received clearer information. Barry Woodward, a…
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