Two developers presented housing plans for approval to the Crothersville Town Council when they met June 2. One plot plan was accepted, one was denied by the council.
Jerry Bridge of Bridge Construction of Scottsburg presented plans to develop a 10 aces site into a 35 home development southwest of Crothersville.
In February the property owners Greg & Angela Hoevener requested the council annex a 40 acre parcel in the 6000 block of South County Road 1025 (Bethany Road) to facilitate the housing development.
Bridge said most lots exceed the town’s minimum lot size of 6,200 square feet with 65 feet of road frontage. He said those lots that have 60 feet of road frontage are deeper with 6,500 square feet.
“If road frontage is lacking, the lot depth will exceed your minimums,” he told the council.
He added that homes are expected to sell between $200,000 to $260,000. He indicated that a second phase of another 35 homes is already in the works.
Bridge said that a 30” diameter pipe will channel surface water south to a to be constructed retention pond that will drain towards a nearby creek.
The council unanimously approved the development plans.
Another development plan for a 4-acre site on the town’s northside between Walnut Street and Cindy Lane was denied because of too small lot sizes and a lack of road frontage.
In April Chase Murphy originally proposed to develop the parcel into 29 home sites with 40 feet of road frontage. That plan was met with resistance from the council because of lot size.
At the council’s May meeting, Murphy suggested re-drawing the development with 20 lots with 50 feet of road frontage and an average lot size of 5,000 square feet.
Murphy’s re-submitted plans call for 22 lots with five under 5,000 square feet.
The council also was not pleased that the plans submitted called US 31 (Armstrong Street) as road frontage when the lot was not accessed by the highway.
“It’s not that we are against new homes. We are not against builders,” said councilman Jamy Greathouse. “But it has to be homes that people want. This plan is not that.”
The council unanimously denied the revamped Murphy proposal.
In other business, the council approved a $16,496 proposal from All-Star Paving to re-locate a water line on South Preston Street. All-Star was awarded the state CCMG contract to replace a bridge over a main drainage creek and resurface South Preston Street to Moore Street later this summer.
Newly annexed property will be getting streetlights. The council approved contracting with Duke Energy for lights along East Walnut Street.
The council also agreed to have Jackson County REMC install street lighting along the recently annexed Bethany Road. The town is to pay $30,109 up font and $416 each month.
The council approved the re-hiring of Roger Jewell as a Sewer Superintendent.