Hendersonville approves Lincoln Rockland Commercial Plaza rezoning despite traffic, road-extension concerns

The Hendersonville Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted 9‑3 on Aug. 26 to rezone about 26 acres on Rockland Road to allow the Lincoln Rockland Commercial Plaza, approving the Lincoln Property Company’s development plan with an exhibit amendment that realigns the project entrance and requires on‑site road improvements.

Supporters said the project will add Class A industrial space and daytime jobs; opponents raised safety and drainage concerns and pressed the developer to fund a longer road connection to South Centerpoint Road.

The rezoning vote followed a lengthy public hearing and questions from aldermen about traffic flow, drainage and whether the developer could or would extend the new road beyond the development’s property. Tyler Jones, representing Lincoln Property Company, said the applicant will “spend more dollars out there on Rockland Road to make it safer for the constituents based on the comments we heard last time,” and that the company planned to construct roughly one third of…