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Residents urge Cheatham County to drop countywide zoning change for 'Bells Reserve' rural resort
Summary
Multiple residents testified against a proposed countywide zoning amendment that would permit rural-resort commercial development (referred to as Bells/Veil Reserve), raising concerns about road upgrades, water use from the Harpeth River, septic failures and light pollution; the county attorney confirmed receipt of a public-records request about the project.
Dozens of residents told the Cheatham County Commission they oppose a proposed countywide zoning amendment that would allow large “rural resort” developments such as the project variously called Bells Reserve or Veil Reserve.
Alex Faulkner, a 6th District resident who said he lives next to the proposed development, urged commissioners to reject the proposal and warned of environmental risks. “I’m concerned with the volume of water that is pulled out of [the Harpeth River] each year for housing development,” Faulkner said, adding he has seen “failed septic systems that cause devastating pollution to our local…
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