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Neighbors urge Verona council to reject rezoning of Bacchus property for 260-unit development
Summary
Multiple nearby homeowners told the Verona Common Council the Bacchus (Backus) property should remain single‑family because of repeated flooding, loss of buffers and safety concerns; speakers urged the council to honor the city’s comprehensive plan and resist amending it for multifamily unless a compelling public interest is shown.
Homeowners who live next to the parcel known in council materials as the Bacchus (sometimes typed Backus) property urged the Verona Common Council on Monday to block a proposal to amend the city’s comprehensive plan and rezone the land for a roughly 260‑unit multifamily development.
Melanie Hunt, who said she and her husband bought their home at 2803 North County Road M in 2017, described repeated flooding and construction damage since the site’s development began. “Our first flooding was July 13,” Hunt said, recounting multiple incidents through 2019, a $15,000 regrading…
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