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Grand Island board approves Gulfview rezoning with PDD overlay after heated public comment
Summary
After months of debate and lengthy public comment from nearby residents demanding larger buffers and lower density, the Grand Island Town Board voted 3–2 to issue a negative declaration and approve rezoning of the Gulfview site to a PDD overlay with unit caps and other conditions.
The Grand Island Town Board voted 3–2 on Dec. 8 to approve rezoning of the Gulfview property on Whitehaven Road from R-2/B-1 to a planned development district (PDD) overlay, after receiving hours of public comment from residents who urged the board to require larger buffers and reduce the project’s density.
Residents from Timberlink and neighboring streets lined up to tell the board the latest concept plan has been under discussion for years and still threatens privacy, drainage and green space. "This is pure greed," resident Paul Cotman told the board, urging a reinstatement of a 100-foot buffer behind Timberlink homes. Others raised drainage and sewer concerns and asked the town to require homeowners’ associations to…
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