Developer will revise Lakeside screening plan after resident complaint

Sep 3, 2025

James Cook, representing Lakeside, provided documentation and proposed moving trees closer to Piney Hill Road residents and adding shrubbery and native grasses; the council accepted the developer’s response and gave permission to move forward.

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A homeowner complaint about screening between the Lakeside development and Piney Hill Road backyards prompted a developer response at the Sept. 3 meeting. James Cook provided documentation and explained that the proposed trees would be planted when the first house is under construction; he proposed moving the trees from the north side of the swale to the south side to place them closer to the Piney Hill residents and noted a 50-foot minimum buffer at the location.

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