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Lebanon planning commission backs 150‑acre Maple Hill development with conditions after heated public comment
Summary
After hours of public comment on traffic, drainage and housing type, the Lebanon Planning Commission voted to recommend approval to City Council of a proposed 150‑acre Maple Hill Road development with three amendments to the specific plan, including removing certain exterior material options and improving pedestrian and roadway connectivity.
The Lebanon Planning Commission on Tuesday voted to give a positive recommendation to City Council for a proposed 150‑acre residential development along Maple Hill Road, but only after attaching three amendments to the project's specific plan that commissioners said address design and connectivity concerns.
The commission's vote followed more than two hours of public comment from residents, realtors and builders who alternately criticized the project for its density, traffic and potential drainage impacts and praised it for bringing local jobs, tax revenue and high‑end housing stock. "I don't want more apartments in this city," said an unidentified resident at the start of public comment. "If this project doesn't get approved, will a national developer take the same care in five years? I think not," urged Bobby Eastland, owner of Eastland Construction.
The developer, Summit Development, and its representatives told the commission they…
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