Remarks by Luke Winchester
361 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 8 of 15
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Planning Commission · Aug 20, 2026
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“Move over. Shane, any comments in regards to this item on the agenda? No, sir. Well, questions or comments from the commission? Seeing none at this time, I'd like to call for citizen comments. Anyone wish to make comments in regards to these items on the agenda? We're welcome and encouraged to do so.”
Planning Commission · Aug 20, 2026
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Planning Commission · Aug 20, 2026
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“Shane, anything from public works on this one?”
Planning Commission · Aug 20, 2026
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“Very well. Questions or comments from the commission? Seeing none at this time, I'd like to call for citizen comments in regards to these two items on our agenda. And when we should make comments, we'll encourage you to do so. Microphone, name and address for the record. seeing no citizen comments at this time i do need to close the planning commission meeting in order to open a public hearing public hearing is in regards to item 7d which is a recommendation item back to the board of commissioners would be the plan of services for 1865 nonneville road anyone wishing to make a comment during…”
Planning Commission · Aug 20, 2026
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Planning Commission · Aug 20, 2026
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“But my comment back towards that was that I felt like that they needed to come in together. So nothing should stop one from the other of acquiring the other should they want to do something like that. They come in and be replatted and done. My fear on this was if it is to develop independently with everything that they're requesting, I think it sets a very bad precedence. Because I can look at this map here in front of us right now just because they're parallel to Thoroughfare Commercial. that should we set this precedence, I can count four properties to six properties that would have the…”
Planning Commission · Aug 20, 2026
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“An acre and a half, an acre and a quarter.”
Planning Commission · Aug 20, 2026
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“But it can develop independently. And I agree. But if we have to look at a site plan for thoroughfare commercial zoning on just this parcel, not because it's adjacent to the other, I think it creates a – and if they can meet our subdivision regulations, we have to approve.”
Planning Commission · Aug 20, 2026
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“and together i love them together i think this this corner right here is a super valuable corner and i would love to see it redevelop um it looks better since we got rid of the railroad tie uh wall out there my father had a his personal business in that building at one point in time um and it's thriving right now with some retail uh in it um and doing well um But the commercial hat, that right there would be nice to have a restaurant right there that would help my family or something more convenient there that would be beneficial to my family and whatnot and community as a whole. But I just…”
Planning Commission · Aug 20, 2026
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“And I don't mind the buffer. It's the ingress-egress.”
Planning Commission · Aug 20, 2026
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“You're putting access in the middle of a turning line.”
Planning Commission · Aug 20, 2026
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“So if we open the same argument up for this property, just look right there to your right on Glenwood, you got one deep right there and they're surrounded on three sides, just like this property. I don't think that I would desire to have that house turn commercial right there. And it's kind of the same argument there on, now Glenwood's not as traveled, but I would say that those people on Glenwood, that one house right there on Glenwood would have the same basis of argument to request the same thing and should this go through. They could, as well as some other things. I know.”
Planning Commission · Aug 20, 2026
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“Sure. Yeah, and I agree with you a thousand percent that it's got good merit. I'd love to see the corner redevelop, but I'd like to see them replant and come in here for something appropriate and combine together. I think it's got a lot of merit to it, but just independently out there and the things that run through my mind of how and what could be put on there with this zoning and this land use plan, I don't know that I would be necessarily excited about it.”
Planning Commission · Aug 20, 2026
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“Let's go ahead and call for citizen comments in regards to this item on the agenda. Anyone wishing to make comment in regards to this item on the agenda, it's welcome and encouraged to do so. Please come to the microphone and name and address for the record.”
Planning Commission · Aug 20, 2026
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“Any additional citizen comments at this time? I see no additional citizen comments. I'm looking for a recommendation in regards to this item on our agenda. We'll second that. That's a motion for a negative recommendation. All those in favor signify by saying aye and raising your hand. Aye. Against? Abstentions? There's a negative recommendation. Sam, would we continue on to hear the next two or three items on our agenda at this point in time?”
Planning Commission · Aug 20, 2026
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Planning Commission · Aug 20, 2026
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“Kind of my thing on that, I would rather see the corner redevelop, and OPS is not conducive to the redevelopment, the discussion that we just had, the commercial. I mean, what you're asking for would be desirable. Yes, sir. But it needs to come together. I know that that's hard to make sense, but if everything comes together as it is with the request – as i just said my fear is the access points on this and the precedence it's set uh with a one deep property with no direct access to a major thoroughfare such as lebanon road and then the potential access point this body would have to grant…”
Planning Commission · Aug 20, 2026
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“It's the access point on Green Hill that is one of the scariest points.”
Planning Commission · Aug 20, 2026
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“Because it's right into, you know, you can imagine if someone is coming, wants to go southbound on Green Hill, but then they want to turn into this lot, that they're going to push traffic back onto Lebanon Road because traffic's already queued up trying to get through the intersection going north on South Green Hill. and you've caused a malfunction junction right there probably one of our busiest roads in in mount julia south green hill right so it's just good design and some good thought too there's merit”
Planning Commission · Aug 20, 2026
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“My actual hope would be that if it were to redevelop, that the only access point would be Leavenham Road.”
Planning Commission · Aug 20, 2026
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“You could actually shoot them out to Tanglewood over there to the back of that strip center.”
Planning Commission · Aug 20, 2026
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“Yeah. Yeah, so basically if they want to combine together, come let us take a look at it.”
Planning Commission · Aug 20, 2026
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Planning Commission · Aug 20, 2026
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“Very well. Tom, you got anything on this one?”
Planning Commission · Aug 20, 2026