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Grand Island advisors discuss proposed Whitehaven/West River PDD, raise erosion and HOA funding concerns
Summary
Members of the Grand Island Economic Development Advisory Board and allied advisory bodies reviewed a developer’s concept plan for the Whitehaven/East River (Gulfside) site and recommended safeguards on stormwater, ravine erosion, lot sizes and PDD sunset provisions before the plan advances.
Members of the Grand Island Economic Development Advisory Board on Tuesday reviewed a concept plan from a developer seeking a planned development district (PDD) for the Whitehaven/East River area and discussed changes requested by the planning board and advisory comments from EDAB.
Advisors said the planning board’s recommendations included moving responsibility for a ravine area between new lots into the homeowners association (HOA) rather than relying on deed restrictions on private rear yards, and increasing lot depths for several riverfront lots by roughly 10 feet — changes that would reduce the number of buildable lots in that section.
Those recommendations matter because the ravine already has drainage and erosion problems, speakers said. Board members and the town’s consulting engineer told the group that the…
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