Q. Streets and other infrastructure are going in at the old Grandview golf course. What are the plans and timetable? What is the "Grandview Creek Restoration Project"? Why is the acreage on Yadkinville Road for sale? -- J.B.
A. When the golf course closed, residential developers bought the property and took a subdivision plan for 241 residential lots on 130 acres to the City-County Planning Board for approval, says Paul Norby, the city's Planning Department director. The plan, in accordance with zoning allowances and development ordinance requirements, was approved.
In 2008, it was amended, revising some lot layouts. You can see the approved plan in Room 225 in the Bryce A. Stuart Municipal Building, 100 E. First St.
The developer, Grandview Place, LLC, plans a typical subdivision with single-family homes and the usual amenities, including a pool, says Jim Armentrout, one of its managers. The developer is talking with builders and expects activity to begin in about three weeks.
The restoration project involves part of the waterway used to drain water from the golf course. The developer was contacted by a group interested in restoring the waterway to a more natural state -- a meandering creek with native vegetation. Armentrout cited the creek at Shaffner Park as an example of how the creek will be restored.
The Yadkinville Road acreage didn't fit the developer's plans, Armentrout said. It is zoned RS-9, allowing single-family homes, schools, churches, and such, Norby said.
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