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Site 22 has prior development studies and parkland potential, consultant says; some residents oppose nearby siting
Summary
Consultant said Site 22 had developer-conducted studies (Phase I, hydrologic, geotech) showing few constraints, but noted a small family cemetery would need protection; public commenters highlighted parkland and access concerns and one nearby landowner opposed siting the plant close to his property.
The consultant told the committee Site 22 had more prior work available than the other candidates because a developer previously evaluated it for residential development. "There was a phase 1 site assessment...they didn't find any environmental concerns for the property," he said, and added a hydrologic determination and a geotechnical report that found rock near the surface but no bearing-capacity issues.
Steve also said the developer's materials identified a small family cemetery on Site 22 that would need to be buffered and protected. He read packet figures for interconnection piping and stated an estimated multi-million-dollar interconnection cost for Site 22; the transcript records the consultant reading a figure as "approximately 24,000,000, $900,000" from the packet and staff noted that this site requires the most piping. During public comment, Derek Dodson urged the committee to consider the long-term parkland opportunity that could come with Site 22, Chad Connolly asked whether the actual property owner had been consulted (the mayor had noted the person contacted for Site 22 was a contract-holder, not necessarily the owner), and Eddie Callas (a nearby landowner) said he opposed placing a sewer plant near his property.
