Neighbors press council on proposed 171‑unit Spencer Glen workforce housing project on former Nixon property

Several residents spoke during the invitation to the audience at the June 2 Anne Arundel County Council meeting to oppose a proposed workforce housing development on the Nixon property (advertised as the Spencer Glen development).

Jigna Patel, who identified herself as a Sun Valley resident in Glen Burnie, said dozens in her neighborhood oppose the project and that about 100 people attended a presubmittal meeting. “So my question tonight is, like, what threshold of outcry from our neighborhood do we need to reach for this county to take this seriously?” she asked.

Another resident, speaking as “Councilman Volke” in the transcript’s sequencing but representing neighborhood concerns, described the developer’s responses to community comments as “copied and pasted” and said the developers repeatedly cited county code articles in their replies. He and other neighbors said the site’s location is ill-suited for a dense workforce housing project because it lacks direct access to public transportation and is surrounded by cul‑de‑sacs, and they urged a revision to the county’s workforce housing law to require transit access for such projects.

Solomon Campbell of Glen Burnie asked whether petitions submitted earlier would need to be resubmitted after the developer renamed the project signs from “Nixon properties” to “Glenn Spencer properties.” He and other speakers said the 171-townhome proposed density would overload streets and parking and that the sketch plan does not address traffic concerns.

Councilmembers did not take an immediate formal action on the topic during the June 2 meeting; the remarks were delivered during public comment. Several councilmembers present acknowledged receiving constituent emails and public comment and noted the item remains in the sketch-plan phase of review.