John Wieland Homes is seeking

to annex some land into Fayetteville to complete its development of the

Lakeside on Redwine subdivision, but current residents there want to make

sure the remainder of the development is done to their satisfaction.

A proposal for annexation of

36.1 acres is now before the city's Planning and Zoning Commission. The

property in question is at the rear of the subdivision, at the end of

Bridgestone Cove, and access would be through the subdivision.

It is bordered on the west

representative told the commission that the property is essentially landlocked.

It is also part of a larger

tract owned by P.K. Dixon, who is in the midst of settling a lawsuit with

the city. Consideration of that settlement is on the City Council's agenda

for Thursday night.

Wieland is proposing to purchase

this tract, one of five in the settlement agreement, for annexation and

development, while the city purchases two other developable tracts totalling

98.4 acres. Dixon would then agree to donate about 188 acres of flood

plain to the city within five years of the settlement date, so that he

would have enough time to complete any necessary wetlands mitigation work

required by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Wieland has requested that

the annexed property be zoned R-22, for single family homes with minimum

half-acre lots, and completion of the development would bring Lakeside's

total just short of 300 homes.

Some residents, however, told

the commission that this would make the subdivision considerably larger

than it was proposed to be when they bought their homes. The presidents

of the homeowners association said that his group was negotiating with

Wieland, even in the hours immediately preceding the commission meeting,

concerning the final number of homes and amenities in the subdivision.

Commissioner Allen Feldman

said that he would like to see Wieland reach an agreement with the current

homeowners, adding that the idea of developers "changing the game"

after some people have bought homes does not sit well with him.

The issue will be considered

again by the commission at its Feb. 26 voting meeting.

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