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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 23, 2026.
Public comments (28)
An 11-year River Hills resident asked the commission to reject the 15-building, 384-unit proposal and consider single-family homes or condos more compatible with the neighborhood.
Plan Commission — September 23, 2026 · 2:48 →Presented a petition signed by 333 residents opposing the project and raised density, TIF, and the developer's management record.
Plan Commission — September 23, 2026 · 1:01:31 →Questioned the lack of an environmental impact study, flooding risk from regrading, tree removal, traffic, and cited the developer's poor review ratings.
Plan Commission — September 23, 2026 · 1:06:33 →Asked about oversight of the school district land sale and the net tax impact on his property, and suggested alternative uses for the 36 acres.
Plan Commission — September 23, 2026 · 1:12:59 →Argued the Parkton extension would funnel all 800 apartment residents' cars through the single-family neighborhood and urged emergency-access-only treatment.
Plan Commission — September 23, 2026 · 1:18:16 →Questioned why a development this dense cannot access Les Paul Parkway directly instead of routing traffic through the neighborhood.
Plan Commission — September 23, 2026 · 1:20:02 →Described the dangerous River Place/Oakdale intersection for cyclists and children and asked for a stop sign or signal.
Plan Commission — September 23, 2026 · 1:22:09 →Raised emergency-vehicle access on curbless Oakdale, questioned traffic study numbers, and asked what the city is doing to raise its low owner-occupancy rate.
Plan Commission — September 23, 2026 · 1:23:42 →Described the wildlife and natural view behind her condo and opposed any development of the site on environmental grounds.
Plan Commission — September 23, 2026 · 1:36:54 →A subdivision original resident who asked for a mixed proposal mirroring the neighborhood, raised traffic safety on Dana Lane, and requested study of a Highway 59 frontage-road access.
Plan Commission — September 23, 2026 · 1:40:26 →A mother of four described the busy Parkton/River Place school bus stop and urged the commission to protect children's safety with hundreds of added vehicles.
Plan Commission — September 23, 2026 · 1:46:05 →A brand-new resident who said she would not have bought her condo had she known, citing the 76-foot buffer and loss of peaceful green space.
Plan Commission — September 23, 2026 · 1:48:24 →An Oakdale Drive resident since 1985 who described the road as an expressway and questioned why Highway 59 access was feasible for Tenney Avenue but not here.
Plan Commission — September 23, 2026 · 1:51:50 →Noted the traffic study was done in May, not winter, when Oakdale is treacherous, and asked for playground fencing like Schutzi Rec Park.
Plan Commission — September 23, 2026 · 1:54:03 →A 13-year resident emotionally attached to the green space who asked the city to consider single-family homes and questioned the claim that neighbors near other multifamily don't mind.
Plan Commission — September 23, 2026 · 1:57:43 →Questioned where guests would park with 1.8 stalls per unit and asked why flooding last summer wasn't studied; suggested community garden use.
Plan Commission — September 23, 2026 · 2:03:01 →Called the Oakdale intersection a death trap, asked why Center Road wasn't in the traffic study, and requested a rendering of the road's view from the park.
Plan Commission — September 23, 2026 · 2:08:37 →Recounted his wife's ice-storm crash on Oakdale at 15 mph to illustrate winter dangers of adding traffic.
Plan Commission — September 23, 2026 · 2:12:29 →Worried about 800 more people using the small neighborhood park that residents were told would stay small.
Plan Commission — September 23, 2026 · 2:14:54 →A district teacher who asked about school capacity impacts and whether native plants would be used in landscaping.
Plan Commission — September 23, 2026 · 2:17:43 →Opposed the project but suggested townhome buffering like the Kendall Apartments transition, and joked about pool passes for River Hills.
Plan Commission — September 23, 2026 · 2:22:06 →Said the development 'engulfs' the neighborhood, asked how many units the developer needs to profit, and questioned the school district's exit costs.
Plan Commission — September 23, 2026 · 2:23:36 →A 21-year Parkton resident urging strong opposition and a mixed condo/apartment/single-family alternative, disputing the topography argument against single-family.
Plan Commission — September 23, 2026 · 2:27:33 →Called the apartments 'row homes without owners,' asked about alternatives and local developers, and noted residents were once told a school would be built there.
Plan Commission — September 23, 2026 · 2:29:14 →Closed the public comment with a data-driven case that the project would double the neighborhood's households on 20% of its land, and asked that crash data be added to the traffic study.
Plan Commission — September 23, 2026 · 2:32:31 →Acknowledged the commission can't control the school board's buyer but urged it to control density and quality, noting the UWM site project is 20% less dense.
Plan Commission — September 23, 2026 · 2:41:09 →A 25-year original homeowner who praised good planning, described Oakdale's hazards, and asked for developer land concessions to improve the road.
Plan Commission — September 23, 2026 · 2:46:46 →Opposed to the development but asked the developer directly to explain its poor Better Business Bureau and review ratings.
Plan Commission — September 23, 2026 · 2:51:19 →