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Mount Juliet planning panel approves Elliott Reserve townhomes despite neighborhood protests over buffers and drainage
Summary
The Planning Commission approved the Villas at Elliott Reserve final master plan for 64 townhomes but several commissioners voted against approval after neighbors testified that construction removed a no-touch buffer, caused drainage and privacy impacts and that remediation steps remain unresolved.
The Mount Juliet Municipal Planning Commission voted to approve the final master development plan for the Villas at Elliott Reserve on Feb. 19, 2026, despite prolonged public testimony from neighbors who say the developer disturbed required buffers and caused drainage problems. The approval was made subject to staff conditions; several commissioners recorded negative votes and explained their concerns.
Neighbors from the adjoining Nichols Vale subdivision described what they called unauthorized site grading and removal of vegetation in a 20-foot "no-touch" buffer on Montrose Drive, runoff and repeated drainage repairs paid for by homeowners, and loss of privacy near backyard property lines. Shauna Summers told the commission that contractors began grading without erosion controls, removed trees and took…
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