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Aldermen approve Clay Creek Meadows preliminary plat after resident urges more green space
Summary
The council approved Resolution 14-08 (preliminary plat for Clay Creek Meadows) 4-2 after resident Doug Cercioni urged adding green space at the northern gateway, suggested removing a fourplex on Lot 24, and raised a concern that sewer capacity "anything over about a 150 units would max that out."
On a motion by Alderman Atkins, the Smithville Board of Aldermen approved Resolution 14-08, the preliminary plat for the Clay Creek Meadows subdivision, by a reported voice/aye vote of 4-2.
One public commenter, Doug Cercioni (728 Spellman Drive), spoke in favor of adding higher-density housing to expand the community but urged changes to improve visibility and green space at the northern gateway. Cercioni said the preliminary plat did not show green space between Highway 169 and the development and requested removal of the fourplex on Lot 24 to create room for a trailhead area or small park. He referenced the comprehensive plan and compared the proposed entrance to successful treatments used at Lake Meadow and Rock Creek.
Cercioni also raised a capacity concern: "I think it's anything over about a 150 units would max that out" referring to spot sewer capacity in the northern area. The transcript does not record a technical response to that specific capacity estimate during the meeting. The resolution passed following the single public comment and the chair's call for the vote.
Next steps: preliminary plat approval advances the subdivision through the planning process; any specific engineering conditions, parkland dedications or sewer capacity constraints were not detailed in the meeting record.
