CONFUSION REIGNS AS COUNCIL ADDRESSES ZONING CHANGE FOR HOUSING ADDITION
(Richmond, IN)--Confusion reigned as Richmond Common Council on Monday night addressed the rezoning of 19 acres just south of Walmart. The rezoning would create 30 lots with duplexes as part of a homeowners association that would sell for between $250,000 and $400,000. Some on Council expressed concern about a potential new entrance to the area off of Backmeyer Road. Others on Council said it was too early in the process to discuss those specifics. Council voted not to proceed until a traffic study was done. That brought this reaction from Larry Parker: "I'm not sure that Council realizes what we just did. We just stopped the whole thing." Council then essentially asked for a do-over. City Attorney A.J. Sickmann said that could happen. "If Council didn't understand what it was doing, then I would ask for a unanimous vote to recall it," Sickmann said. Council then reversed itself and voted to put the issue on hold until a traffic study is completed. But, that would come at the expense of the developer with no guarantee that the rezoning would be approved. A traffic study could cost up to $30,000.
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