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Soundview residents deliver petition seeking 200-foot buffer, no Soundview access for anticipated development
Summary
Neighbors around Soundview Drive submitted a nine-page petition asking the commission to require a 200-foot natural buffer, a 10-foot fence and no access from Soundview Drive if Bridal Realty pursues a zoning change for the Breslin/Bridal property; residents also asked the town for independent traffic, wildlife and water studies.
Matthew Peel said residents prepared a nine-page petition ahead of any application and handed it to the commission, saying the group wants early consideration of neighborhood impacts. "The minimum buffer between any developed land on Breslin's property and any existing neighbor's property should be no less than 200 feet," Peel said, and requested preservation of beneficial woodlands, specific landscaping and a 10-foot fence to provide a visual and physical boundary.
Several residents, including Rochelle Witchello, Rebecca Lewin, Samantha Conde and Lainie Sanchez, echoed the petition's requests. Sanchez, who said two of her three children have autism, told commissioners, "My kids will not be safe with a small buffer," and asked that the town perform its own traffic, wildlife and water studies for side-by-side comparison with the developer's materials. Speakers urged the commission to weigh neighborhood character, safety for children and long-term traffic impacts before acting on any NDD zoning change.
Commissioners accepted the petition to be part of the record and noted developers may file applications in the near future; commissioners did not vote on substantive zoning changes at this meeting and asked staff to schedule public hearings as applications arrive.
