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After meeting in closed session on the matter Wednesday night, no agreement was reached.
Canal Commission Chairman Mike Greene explained before the meeting, “We're going to go over the proposal. It might need some fine-tuning. When we sign everything we'll have to have another meeting.”
Members of the commission have walked the canal trail where the Rivers Edge subdivision is proposed to be built, Greene said. “I think we're coming a little closer.”
Rivers Edge developer Thomas Barrett had no comment.
At issue are two proposals, one formed by the commission and the other a counter-proposal created by the developers.
The commission has voted to grant Barrett and Mike Davis what it calls an appropriate easement to cross the canal property for storm drainage and sewage connection along with a single pedestrian access bridge to the canal.
That easement is granted on the following conditions:
Prior to any work to cross the canal property, the commission is given a 50-foot strip of land adjacent to the canal property on the south side of the canal spanning the entire length of the property.
Give the Roanoke Canal Museum and Trail a parcel of land between the canal and the Roanoke River.
Guarantee the commission the sole right for final approval of all plans and/or grants of rights-of-way.
The developers have come up with a counter-proposal stating they would agree to a 50-foot strip adjacent to the commission property on Old Farm Road to be left natural and a nature easement placed on the recorded final subdivision plat.
The developers also agree to donate $25,000 over the next two years to the commission for upgrades to the trail. The commission would also be allowed to keep using the current path across the developers' property for trail maintenance.
The developers, in turn, want the commission to grant them a 30-foot easement across its property to place sanitary sewer and storm water lines. The lines would be placed underground and all commission property would be returned to its original grade and landscaped according to the commission's specifications.
The developers also want the commission to grant them a 10-foot easement for the construction of an access walkway to the trail and river across the commission's property. This walkway would be constructed per specifications stated by the commission.
The planning board last week tabled the matter until its Feb. 15 meeting to allow for further study.
The 126-lot subdivision is located in an area beginning at the intersection of Virginia Avenue and running down Old Farm Road to Rollingwood Road. The subdivision will contain single family houses ranging in size from 1,800 to 2,500 sq. ft. and, with the price of lots included, costing between $250,000 to $500,000.
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