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Residents press Planning Commission on drainage and erosion as Bentry Estates hillside cut is provisionally approved
Summary
Developers secured preliminary approval for a hillside cut at Bentry Estates, but residents raised detailed concerns about covered drainage, mud hills and failing fences; the commission conditioned further work on final geotechnical reports and engineering sign‑off.
The North Little Rock Planning Commission provisionally approved a hillside‑cut request for Bentry Estates after hearing a lengthy presentation from the project representative and multiple residents who reported ongoing drainage and erosion problems.
Project representatives said a preliminary geotechnical report indicates short‑term stability but recommends remediation measures to ensure long‑term global stability, including erosion‑control fabrics, vegetative stabilization, small retaining walls in cut areas, recompaction and rip‑rap in fill areas. The applicant proposed 4‑foot retaining walls for some new lots and said final…
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