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Council approves 35‑lot Aurora Price Mills preliminary plat, urges USPS to allow dual mail kiosks
Summary
The council unanimously approved a 35‑lot conservation subdivision preliminary plat (Aurora Price Mills) on about 79.5 acres, with >65% open space. Council also adopted a separate motion asking the developer and USPS to permit mail kiosks on both sides of Weddington Road to avoid unsafe pedestrian crossings.
Councilors voted unanimously June 8 to approve the preliminary plat for Aurora Price Mills, a proposed 35‑lot gated conservation subdivision on roughly 79.54 acres along Weddington Road.
Staff and the developer presented the project, which includes privately maintained roads, over 65% common open space and conditional approvals from county public‑works reviewers. The planning board had recommended conditional approval and also urged that cluster mail kiosks be placed on both sides of Weddington Road so residents would not need to cross the highway to retrieve mail.
Council approved the preliminary plat after confirming that engineering, flood‑plain and DOT access reviews are complete or conditionally approved. Councilors stressed the public‑safety concern of residents crossing the roadway to retrieve mail and made a separate, non‑binding motion asking staff to send a strongly worded letter to the U.S. Postal Service (and to the developer) encouraging mail kiosks on both sides of the road. Staff said USPS has final authority on mailbox placement; the village’s request would be advocacy to minimize pedestrian risk.
Planning staff also noted street‑lighting and mailbox placement remain subject to code and DOT approvals; the developer reported water and sewer will be provided via county systems (no individual septic). The planning board’s recommendation and county engineering conditional review supported moving the plat forward; council approved it unanimously and asked staff to follow up with the developer and USPS.
