7-B-22-UR Sharon (37830), July 11, 2022 at 4:25 PM
As a member of the West Knoxville Friends Meeting that owns the adjacent property, I am deeply concerned about the harm to our property that has ALREADY been caused by this proposal and further harm that may result from this development. Before this rezoning has even been approved, workers have trespassed on our property, desecrated our cemetery and removed several of our mature trees. These events are happening now, and some harms cannot be undone.
The development will also change normal drainage patterns that can affect groundwater as well as surface water. Storm channels for runoff may not address all the changes. Our property includes land immediately downhill from the proposed development that is used for community gardens, playground, and overflow parking. With any added drainage it is likely to become swampy, and would be unusable for its current purposes.
Without more concrete and enforceable protections for our property, I ask that the development be denied.
