By Anna Skinner
The first Advisory Plan Commission meeting of the year, on Jan. 4, held two public hearings. The secondary APC meeting will be 8 p.m. Jan. 19 at city hall, 130 Penn St.
What happened: The APC approved an amendment to Mapleridge, to construct 66 single-family lots on the east side of Oak Road and the north side of 151st Street.
What it means: The 66 homes are a decrease from 68 when the proposal was approved in April, and due to engineering challenges, the design was changed.
What happened: The commission approved the construction of a Hampton Inn hotel.
What it means: On the southwest corner of Wheeler and Westfield Park Roads, a Hampton Inn will be constructed on 2.66 acres.
What happened: The APC approved Harmony, sections 4 through 7, west of Ditch Road and between 151st and 156th Streets.
What it means: A total of 471 single-family homes will be constructed on 138.8 acres.
What happened: The board forwarded the construction of detached townhome units in Bridgewater on the northwest corner of Gray Road and Guerin Way onto the Westfield City Council with a favorable recommendation.
What it means: The petitioner met with the neighborhood and addressed the concerns of the public hearing Dec. 7. The amount of townhomes was decreased, from 41 to 36, to make room for additional parking spaces and a landscape buffer.
What happened: A public hearing was held for petitioner StorAmerica to construct Building H as two stories instead of one story on 4420 E. 146th St.
What it means: The request asked for two levels of self-storage units to be constructed with an elevator in the position where a single story was supposed to be built. No comments were made at the public hearing.
What happened: The APC held a public hearing on The Trails, two commercial lots to be constructed east of Oak Ridge Road and south of Ind. 32
What it means: Sharon Williams, a resident near the proposal, spoke at the public hearing and asked the commission to make a “decent decision” so she wouldn’t be flooded. No other action was taken.
