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St. Tammany planners deny Pine Ridge Estates concept plan after traffic, drainage and design concerns
Summary
The St. Tammany Parish Planning Commission voted to deny concept-plan approval for the Pine Ridge Estates subdivision (item 12) following resident objections, commissioner concerns about traffic and drainage alignment, and questions about density and open space.
The St. Tammany Parish Planning Commission denied concept-plan approval for Pine Ridge Estates (agenda item 12), a proposed subdivision on the north side of U.S. Highway 190 west of Pen Mill Road in Covington.
The denial followed public comment, technical discussion and several commissioners’ objections. Christina Gould, a Pen Mill Road resident, told the commission the development would worsen local traffic and described the proposal as “a hot mess. Traffic.” Developer representative Paul Marrone said the project team is working with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development and “expects a final decision out of DOTD before too long.” He added that full engineering — including hydrology and final pond sizing…
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