Developers, hospital and hotel representatives ask Concord council for sewer allocations and timeline flexibility
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Summary
Representatives for Sheetz, Atrium Health Cabarrus, a 13-unit townhome project and an extended-stay hotel sought council attention on sewer and utility allocations; Atrium requested council help after missing a filing deadline that could delay a 90-bed expansion by three months.
Several developers and project representatives used the public-comment period to brief the council on planned projects and requests tied to sewer and water capacity and allocation.
Chris Bostick, a civil engineer with Kimley-Horn, spoke for Sheetz convenience stores and said the company is pursuing its first Concord store at Weddington Road and George Lyle Parkway and a second location near NC-73 (Davidson Highway) and Roman Place. He said the firm is coordinating sewer-allocation requests and work with NCDOT and other project teams.
John Rossthorn (transcript spelling varies), representing Atrium Health Cabarrus, told the council Atrium missed the Oct. 20 preliminary wastewater-flow filing deadline and filed in mid-November after learning the review cycle is quarterly. Rossthorn said the proposed expansion will add about 90 inpatient beds at a facility already at or near capacity and that missing the deadline could cause an approximately three-month delay that would push opening into peak respiratory season; he asked the council to allow utility staff to present the application at next week's work session for review.
Brad Behringer described a planned 13-unit, owner-occupied townhome infill development on a roughly 4-acre Brown Mill parcel near downtown Concord, with price points he estimated in the low $300,000s and a preliminary sewer allocation request of less than 3,000 gallons per day.
Akash Baroody asked for sewer allocation for an extended-stay hotel his family proposes to build and said the franchise partner projects strong occupancy and taxable revenue; a franchise representative highlighted brand JD Power awards and projected occupancy-tax revenue in the low six-figure range annually. Speakers described the hotel as low impact on city services and as supporting local tourism and workforce housing needs for temporary residents.
Council members did not take those items for final action this evening; staff noted that sewer-allocation matters are scheduled for the upcoming Tuesday meeting and that applicants may appear at that work session for staff review and council consideration.
