I was to see this actual traffic study. Reading the Roberson County Zoning application requirements, that traffic study must be prepared by a licensed engineer. I want to know who this licensed engineer is. I would speculate that they haven't completed it yet, because no "licensed engineer" worth their weight would have said zero improvements.
A little broad stroke math. Let's say that each of these houses has, on average, 2 vehicles. That's 370 additional individual vehicles on Horseshoe and the upper parts of Calista. If you're accounting for the fact that people that to both come and go (multiple times 2), that's generously 740 additional trips on those roads a day. If as they stated, they believe that 35% of these vehicles are expected to be exiting at Horseshoe, that's 129 vehicles a day/258 "turning events" a day at that section of Horseshoe. I'm no civil engineer and don't know how they go about finding time of day volume and accounting for the fact that there are often times multiple comings and goings a day. But everything else aside. If a licensed engineer did that "traffic study", he/she should lose their damn license.
All they had to say was “no traffic modifications were recommended” to shut them down in my mind as to their credibility. I drive 76 every morning before 6 a.m. and every afternoon about 4 p.m., the nerve that they put that statement to paper is incredible! Especially Pleasant Grove Road? Zero credibility. That traffic line goes from halfway to Cross Plains Rd clear to the 65 on ramp heading in to town. I want some of what they’re smoking! Thanks Nikki!
At one point someone told the developers if they kept the Ag zoning at 1 house per 5 acres, that would be much easier for the community to swallow (also individual septics, not STEP), but we all know they can't make millions off that proposal. Pretty sure the developers retort was most people can't afford an 'estate' like that...ummm you're already gonna charge $450K/home, might as well cough up a little more $$ and get some land between neighbors.
With 185 homes they use the STEP system. On 5 acre lots, they don't need to because there's plenty of space for the individual septic tank's leech field that you wouldn't have when houses sandwiched together like the PUD.
I misread your comment. Yes, one home, one septic tank. Much better for the community. I thought you had said they weren't using STEP with the 185. If they wanted 5 acre lots, they would not have met any of us. We all would have said, well, at least it's not a subdivision. They built several on New Hall, and no one threw a fit. They were each close to a million dollars. However, 10 $1million dollar homes is not as good as 185 $380k homes.
I was to see this actual traffic study. Reading the Roberson County Zoning application requirements, that traffic study must be prepared by a licensed engineer. I want to know who this licensed engineer is. I would speculate that they haven't completed it yet, because no "licensed engineer" worth their weight would have said zero improvements.
A little broad stroke math. Let's say that each of these houses has, on average, 2 vehicles. That's 370 additional individual vehicles on Horseshoe and the upper parts of Calista. If you're accounting for the fact that people that to both come and go (multiple times 2), that's generously 740 additional trips on those roads a day. If as they stated, they believe that 35% of these vehicles are expected to be exiting at Horseshoe, that's 129 vehicles a day/258 "turning events" a day at that section of Horseshoe. I'm no civil engineer and don't know how they go about finding time of day volume and accounting for the fact that there are often times multiple comings and goings a day. But everything else aside. If a licensed engineer did that "traffic study", he/she should lose their damn license.
All they had to say was “no traffic modifications were recommended” to shut them down in my mind as to their credibility. I drive 76 every morning before 6 a.m. and every afternoon about 4 p.m., the nerve that they put that statement to paper is incredible! Especially Pleasant Grove Road? Zero credibility. That traffic line goes from halfway to Cross Plains Rd clear to the 65 on ramp heading in to town. I want some of what they’re smoking! Thanks Nikki!
At one point someone told the developers if they kept the Ag zoning at 1 house per 5 acres, that would be much easier for the community to swallow (also individual septics, not STEP), but we all know they can't make millions off that proposal. Pretty sure the developers retort was most people can't afford an 'estate' like that...ummm you're already gonna charge $450K/home, might as well cough up a little more $$ and get some land between neighbors.
I thought at one point he mentioned the STEP system. But yes, you are correct. They can't make enough money on 5 acre lots.
With 185 homes they use the STEP system. On 5 acre lots, they don't need to because there's plenty of space for the individual septic tank's leech field that you wouldn't have when houses sandwiched together like the PUD.
I misread your comment. Yes, one home, one septic tank. Much better for the community. I thought you had said they weren't using STEP with the 185. If they wanted 5 acre lots, they would not have met any of us. We all would have said, well, at least it's not a subdivision. They built several on New Hall, and no one threw a fit. They were each close to a million dollars. However, 10 $1million dollar homes is not as good as 185 $380k homes.