Those who check this Web site or who attended the annual spring Homeowners Association meeting on Monday night were forewarned: The Diamond Ridge expansion project is back on the city planning agenda and so is the idea of a connecting road between it and the Terrace. (See preceding entry.)
As you know, we have testified several times before the Troy City Planning Commission against the idea of a connecting road, noting that it would destroy the character of the Terrace, which is an extended cul-de-sac design, as well as create unnecessary traffic and the dangers inherent in that.
Representatives of Diamond Ridge did not argue with that and, in fact, have been working against the idea of a connector as well. Duncan Barrett, president of Omni Development which is handling the expansion, told me in an e-mail earlier this week: "I continued to hope the city engineer would quash this whole notion. He hasn't, so it's better to be prepared."
Part of being prepared is showing up in force before the Planning Commission. As before, I plan to present a formal statement on behalf of the Homeowners Association, but all Terrace residents are free, of course, to make their own statements as well.
The Diamond Ridge project is second on the agenda for this Thursday's planning meeting at City Hall, so it is best to arrive no later than 6 p.m. when the meeting is scheduled to begin.
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