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Resident says Gwynne Farms runoff polluted ponds, asks commission to defer final plat
Summary
A Smyrna resident told the Planning Commission that runoff and erosion from the Gwynne Farms development has polluted nearby ponds and streams and asked commissioners to defer action while the town improves monitoring and enforcement.
Patrick Beauchene, a resident who said he lives outside the city limits, told the Smyrna Municipal Planning Commission on June 5 that sediment-laden runoff from the Gwynne Farms development has repeatedly entered his property and downstream waters and that prior complaints to the developer and to town staff produced little remediation.
Beauchene said the problem began after earth-moving work opened areas of the site and that "there's been a blatant disregard for controlling erosion" during roughly 10 rain events since December 2024. He said he and others contacted Lennar Homes, SEC Engineering and Town staff with photos and video, filed a complaint with the Tennessee Department of Environment and…
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