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McMinnville board rejects rezoning request for 209 Waynes Drive after residents voice traffic and drainage concerns
Summary
After a public hearing with multiple Red Road residents raising traffic, drainage and density concerns, the McMinnville Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted down a request to rezone 209 Waynes Drive from R‑1 (low density) to R‑2 (medium density).
The McMinnville Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted down a rezoning request for a 14–16 acre parcel at 209 Waynes Drive, rejecting a move from R‑1 (low density residential) to R‑2 (medium density residential).
At a public hearing that opened at about 6:45 p.m., several nearby residents urged the board to preserve the property’s R‑1 zoning. Jimmy Nolte, a Red Road resident who said he lives at 1656 Red Road, said he circulated petitions opposing denser development and asked the board to “leave it at R‑1.” He said the neighborhood already faces drainage problems and that the developer’s concept showed “56 houses on 14 acres, 2 retention ponds” and “100 plus automobiles, average 2 cars per house.”
Michael Bell, a Red…
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