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Madera residents ask Lakewood to revise Nyanza Road sidewalk project, cite privacy, drainage and vegetation loss
Summary
Residents and the Madera Homeowners Association told the Lakewood City Council the Nyanza Road sidewalk and road construction has removed a natural green buffer, exposing homes, creating runoff concerns and reducing privacy. They asked the council to amend the project plan and consult directly with affected homeowners.
Representatives of the Madera Homeowners Association and several residents told the Lakewood City Council on Oct. 6 that recent Nyanza Road sidewalk and road construction removed vegetation that previously buffered homes from the street, creating privacy, runoff and property-value concerns.
Amy Betts, speaking as a resident and a board member of the Madera Homeowners Association, said the project removed “the natural green buffer between Nyanza Road and our homes,” leaving at least four houses “directly exposed to the street” and increasing foot traffic and direct visibility into backyards. Betts said the project produced a terrain drop of up to 12 feet between the road and property lines and…
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