Residents tell commission Honey Creek access, traffic study should guide Schwartz Farm decision

Several nearby residents told the Greenwood Planning Commission that the proposed Schwartz Farm concept plan could worsen congestion and create safety risks at the proposed Honey Creek access.

John D'Angelo, who said he lives directly across Honey Creek from the project, urged the commission to defer a final decision until the traffic impact study is complete, arguing that without widening "adding an additional 280 homes, trying to enter onto Honey Creek is going to become an issue." D'Angelo said he was concerned that, if a rezoning were approved before the study, taxpayers could ultimately bear the cost of any required widening.

Rick Campbell, a home builder and nearby property owner, also raised safety concerns about moving the development's entry closer to the roundabout. "When they made a change to the layout ... they actually moved the entry exit ... further down toward the roundabout," Campbell said, noting that backups at peak times could make left turns hazardous.

Petitioner and staff responses — included in the commission's appended commitments — stressed coordination on a traffic impact study and roadway frontage improvements. The petitioner said he had discussed school capacity with Center Grove Schools and emphasized commitments to buffering and traffic-mitigation measures; staff attached a requirement that the traffic impact study be completed and that roadway improvements be built along the project's Honey Creek frontage.