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Developer: stormwater permit accepted for Taylor University-area project; construction to start soon
Summary
Jason Spain of HWC Engineering said IDM accepted the stormwater permit and the developer filed an NOI; the 30-acre project for 1846 Enterprises includes a hotel, office building and active-adult housing, with detention ponds and erosion controls in place.
Jason Spain of HWC Engineering, representing 1846 Enterprises (a development arm associated with Taylor University), gave an update to the drainage board on a 30-acre development that will include a hotel, office building and active-adult housing.
Spain told the board that the IDM stormwater permit was accepted and that the developer has filed the Notice of Intent to begin construction. The team has submitted full development plans and a technical advisory committee has reviewed detention areas and stormwater features, including outfalls related to Jefferson Ditch. Spain said erosion-control measures and four detention ponds (two wet, two dry) are part of the accepted stormwater pollution prevention plan.
Board members asked whether construction or runoff would affect existing county easements or the board’s maintenance responsibilities; Spain said the project’s outfalls are several hundred feet from the Jefferson Ditch and that improvements will detain stormwater on site. The board noted a letter from an Andrea in the packet asking that the board not be held liable for future retention-pond maintenance; Spain acknowledged that paperwork and other forms will be updated as required.
The update concluded with Spain offering to answer follow-up questions; no formal action was taken. The developer expects to begin mass grading and earthwork within weeks.
