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Henderson residents weigh Lynne Avenue cul-de-sac as developer seeks rezoning at Dabney Drive
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Summary
Council held a public hearing on a cul-de-sac proposal for Lynne Avenue tied to redevelopment on Dabney Drive; staff said DOT reviewed the cul-de-sac plan, residents raised traffic concerns, and a written developer statement argued rezoning aligns with the 2030 comprehensive plan. No action was taken; Council will revisit in July.
Mayor Eddie Ellington opened a public hearing on a proposed cul-de-sac for Lynne Avenue intended to prevent traffic from new development on Dabney Drive. City Manager Edward T. Blackmon said the hearing was for resident feedback; Development Services Director Corey Williams said the city’s engineering plan, developed with input from the Department of Transportation (DOT), indicates the cul-de-sac would work.
Resident Linnoya Williams-Royster asked whether traffic from a redeveloped site on Dabney Drive could be redirected onto Lynne Avenue. Blackmon responded that driveway placement in the cul-de-sac design would prevent the developer from routing traffic onto Lynne Avenue, but residents on Lynne would lose direct access to Dabney Drive. After that explanation Ms. Williams-Royster said she had no objection.
Harold Frazier of Cedarwood Drive said he supports the cul-de-sac to address traffic problems. The City Clerk read a written statement from developer Hill DuBose into the record; DuBose’s full statement was filed as an attachment to the minutes. In the written comment DuBose said the proposed rezoning for parcels at Dabney Drive and Lynne Avenue aligns with the city’s adopted 2030 comprehensive plan, that planned driveways will provide ingress/egress to Dabney (not Lynne), and that potential uses would generate only a few hundred visitors daily compared with the large average daily traffic on Dabney Drive.
Blackmon and staff emphasized that no formal action would occur that evening and that Council would consider the matter again at the July meeting. The public hearing therefore served to gather neighborhood concerns and clarify how the proposed cul-de-sac and driveway layout would affect Lynne Avenue residents.
The meeting included no formal vote on the cul-de-sac; Council asked staff to continue working with residents and the applicant and to return with any recommended action at the next meeting.