29-01-2025
Huntsville Planning Commission approves 6 proposed subdivisions, Ice Sports Center expansion
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — The Huntsville Planning Commission met Tuesday afternoon to discuss several proposed developments to the city.
The commission consists of 12 members, with nine members being present at the meeting. One item on the agenda was the approval of six proposed subdivisions for the city:
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Belle Park, with 61 lots
Mountainside Cove Subdivision (formerly Cove at Green Mountain Subdivision), with 38 lots
Sublett Farms phase one, with 65 lots
Willows at Wilson Cove phase one, with 42 lots
Willows at Wilson Cove phase two, with 51 lots
Wilson Cove phase four, with 54 lots
Out of the six subdivisions, Sublett Farms was the most controversial, with many residents from the neighboring Cobblestone Cove subdivision voicing their concerns.
Sublett Farms would be built right next to Cobblestone Cove, which many residents at the meeting said would disrupt their community. Concerns about traffic, flooding and the preservation of their greenspace were mentioned.
A total of 10 community members voiced their concerns.
'These are people's homes, I feel all you guys are doing is building and there's nothing sacred anymore,' one resident said. 'Leave some green spots, leave farms, leave parks, make greenways, make bicycle paths.'
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A representative for the Hampton Cove Owners Association said the developers did not contact them about the project and that the only notice they got was from the planning commission, which they feel was not right.
The developer president for David-Bryant Homes said they were planning on reaching out to the homeowners association, but were busy with other aspects of the project.
A representative for the engineering company working on the project, 2The Point, assured community members that flooding would be dealt with and that no water issues would arise from the construction.
A traffic engineer who was at the meeting said that although the number of cars would increase in the area, it would not warrant any changes in the way traffic is conducted.
After hearing from the community and project representatives, the commission voted 7-2, approving the presentation for phase one of Sublett Farms.
The plans for other subdivisions such as Belle Park and Mountainside Cove were also met with similar concerns from nearby community members. Despite this, all presentations were approved and now await final approval by the Huntsville City Council.
Another item on the agenda was the approval of the location, character and extent of the Huntsville Ice Sports Center expansion.
The expansion would include two additional sheets of ice, a new bus drop-off area, additional parking areas, pedestrian walkways and landscape improvements that will match John Hunt Park.
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