Independence Council approves Concordia Village preliminary plan despite residentsobjections

The Independence City Council on Feb. 11 approved the preliminary plan for Concordia Village, a proposed subdivision on roughly 18 acres of city-owned land off Stone Road, by a 5-2 roll-call vote.

The plan, presented by developer Greg Modic of P Trust Development Group and advanced by Petros Homes, proposes up to 62 single-family lots (57 lots if existing gas wells require lot removals) and a homeowners association that would assume long-term maintenance responsibilities for common areas and stormwater facilities.

Council members and staff focused discussion on stormwater management, the removal of mature trees, the location of a regional retention basin that would sit on private property to the south, and long-term liability if a homeowners association failed. Greg Modic said the developer had increased detention capacity after public feedback, nearly tripling the size of a planned off-site basin and redirecting roughly 10.5 acres of upstream runoff to that basin. "Wehave nearly tripled the size of a stormwater basin" and will "divert" off-site flow to it, Modic said, adding that detailed engineering will follow.

Nut graf: Council approved the preliminary plan despite objections from nearby residents and several council members who warned the proposal could increase runoff onto adjacent properties and destroy significant areas of mature forest. The approval advances the application to…