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Board defers decision on Divine Circle redevelopment after residents raise traffic, safety and environmental concerns
Summary
A multi‑lot redevelopment proposal on Divine Circle that would build four homes, extend a right‑of‑way and construct a stormwater detention pond was deferred 30 days after neighbors raised safety, traffic and habitat concerns. The board asked the applicant and staff to explore road width, house footprints and alternatives.
The Brookhaven Board of Appeals deferred a contentious proposal to develop four small, nonconforming lots at the north end of Divine Circle and connect the street to Mendel Circle. Neighbors said the narrow street already experiences dangerous congestion from Linwood Park events and warned that making Divine a through‑street would increase traffic and risk to pedestrians and children.
Applicant representatives and an engineer said the…
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