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Council sends Mann Farm Lot 1 annexation back for more review after traffic and tree concerns
Summary
Council postponed a vote on annexing 4.697 acres at East Tenth Street and Evolve Way to April 10 after residents and council members raised safety, traffic and tree-preservation concerns; staff said the annexation would enable sewer service and anticipated commercial development.
Greenville City Council postponed action on an annexation request for a 4.697-acre parcel at the northwest corner of East Tenth Street and Evolve Way on March 13, voting to table the matter to the April 10 meeting.
City planners told council the property, currently zoned CG (General Commercial) in Pitt County, is in the Hardy Creek watershed and is expected to connect to city sewer after annexation. Staff estimated the site could yield about 30,000 square feet of commercial space and an assessed value near $4 million. Council and residents focused the discussion on traffic impacts along East Tenth Street, site access design and preserving existing trees on the parcel.
Why it mattered: Several council members and a string of neighborhood speakers said the section of East Tenth between Lowe’s and Walmart is already busy, includes a blind curve and has limited infrastructure for additional commercial traffic. Neighbors and public commenters pressed for traffic-calming measures,…
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