Committee forwards annexation and rezoning for 61‑lot Crestwater subdivision after residents raise traffic and flood concerns

Hendersonville’s General Committee voted on Sept. 9 to forward to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen a package of items to annex 1765 Avant Lane, hold a public hearing and rezone the 32.8‑acre site for the Crestwater comprehensive development plan, a proposal that would allow about 61 homes.

The committee approved a motion to set a public hearing (Resolution 2025‑32), to recommend annexation (Resolution 2025‑31) and to recommend the rezoning and comprehensive development plan (Ordinance 2025‑18) for consideration by BOMA. Committee members instructed staff to schedule the public hearing; the committee’s positive recommendations will be considered by BOMA at an upcoming meeting.

The decisions followed more than an hour of public comment and a detailed staff briefing in which the applicant outlined a project timeline and site plan. Concerned residents said the development would worsen congestion on Avant Lane and surrounding streets, and could increase flooding risk along Drakes Creek.

“My primary concern is just the impact of traffic congestion that this project may may cause,” said Emily Namm, a resident who identified her address as 1716 Avant Lane. She described Avant Lane as a two‑lane park road with a posted 15 mph limit that she said drivers frequently exceed, and said tailgating and unsafe speeds make it difficult to enter and exit her driveway.

Chris Puckett, another nearby resident, told the committee: “My number 1 concern is traffic.” He said existing events at the adjacent rugby complex already draw heavy parking and off‑site parking onto…