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Resident urges mixed‑use development on Sidbury Road parcel to serve thousands of future households
Summary
During public comment, Logan Secord urged the board to favor a mixed‑use development for the 10‑acre parcel to provide grocery, restaurants and services to nearby subdivisions rather than allowing the land to remain undeveloped under an unfettered straight rezoning.
Logan Secord, a New Hanover County resident, spoke during public comment in opposition to recommending a straight rezoning for the full 10‑acre Sidbury Road parcel. Secord said the area’s rapid residential approvals will generate substantial trips to major arterials and that "the ideal is to have developments like this where there's 10 acres, which has a mix of uses" to provide neighborhood amenities and reduce travel demands on College Road, Market Street and Military Cutoff.
Secord's remarks were echoed in the board's deliberation: members repeatedly noted the corridor will need grocery and service nodes as build‑out continues. Secord testified that leaving the nine undeveloped acres without a coordinated plan would be "a missed opportunity" to serve the thousands of households the nearby developments will add. The planning board's recommendation of approval means the issue will next be considered by the Board of County Commissioners at its Sept. 21 hearing.
