LAVON FARMS Plans for Redevopment Not FollowinG Envison Oak Point Plan

The following comes from the President of Plano Citizens Coalition. This was published in their newsletter. 
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Change is difficult for some of us to manage, though some seem to thrive on it.  For those of us in opposition to the development of high density apartments in the City of Plano, we don’t regard these additions as a plus for the City of Excellence.  Working hard to obtain the Comprehensive Plan over two years didn’t draw a line in the sand to slow high density apartment growth, as evidenced by approvals of the Fry’s redevelopment and the complete re-zoning of the Haggard Farm area of the city, etc.  Another large area of land in East Plano spotlighted by the city several years ago, Lavon Farms, now appears to soon be on the re-zoning list.  Recently, the owner of the farm, Mr. Todd Moore, teamed up with Trammel Crow to present early plans to neighbors in that community.  The following comments were received recently from an East Plano neighbor attending the second community meeting. She never heard about the first meeting but lives in the area.
 
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There were eleven neighbors attending the meeting from three neighborhoods.  Only five attended the first meeting on September 6.  Todd Moore has asked Trammel Crow to help him develop a plan for his property.  They are partnering with him in the multi family trust. 

• The plan calls for a mixed-use area of homes of three different sizes, apartments and an area called Rural Reserve.
• There is no commercial area, which was in the original Envision Oak Point plan.
• There would be 810 apartments, four, three and two stories -- sad to say the picture they chose to use to show a sample of the apartments was of the apartments at Legacy & Custer.  If you haven't seen those, you need to drive by.
• Rural Reserve is an area Mr. Moore would keep as his with a green space, possible farmers market, creamery, bike trails, etc.
• Mr. Moore and Trammel Crow have been working with the city planning staff, so at this point P&Z is not involved but that is not far off no doubt..
• Concerns were voiced regarding the overcrowding of the area, specifically traffic, the affect on home values and the overall impact to our suburban neighborhoods.
• We have given our HOA contact information to Mr. Moore so we can be notified of any future meetings.
• The next step is to finalize the plans.  
• At this point the presentation we saw is not posted anywhere, but we did take photos, which are attached.
• For further information, it was said to contact Kevin Hickman with Trammel Crow at 214-863-4277. 
• I would also suggest contacting the city planning department.

It was difficult to tell how set in stone this plan is.  Mr. Moore really desires to keep a part of the property agrarian in culture.  Hopefully, that will happen, but along with that will come the homes and apartments.