BLYTHEWOOD (Dec. 1, 2016) – A group of 50 or so Cobblestone Park residents unleashed their fury on Town Council Monday evening for having amended zoning in March 2015 to allow developer D.R. Horton to add 143 additional homes and six roads to the Primrose section of Cobblestone Park. Residents speaking at the meeting said the […]
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BAR Rues Pointe Decision
March 24, 2016 By
McLean: I Felt Like We Were ‘Had’ BLYTHEWOOD (March 24, 2016) – After unanimously approving a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) on Jan. 19 for The Pointe, a controversial 56-unit, government-subsidized apartment complex proposed for construction by Prestwick Development LLC on Main Street in downtown Blythewood, members of the Board of Architectural Review (BAR) sorely lamented that […]
Judge Rejects ‘Will of the People’
December 17, 2015 By
COLUMBIA (Dec. 17, 2016) – The ‘will of the people’ has been soundly rejected by 5th Circuit Court Judge L. Casey Manning as a reason for the Blythewood Planning Commission’s refusal on Nov. 9 to approve a site plan for a low-income housing project on Main Street in the center of town. Eppes & Plumblee of […]
Resolution Aimed at Developer
December 3, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Town Council continued on Monday evening to keep Cobblestone developer DR Horton’s feet to the fire in an effort to hold the company responsible for implementing traffic improvements in certain areas in and around Cobblestone Park should a future traffic study warrant such improvements. During a year-long controversy between members of Town Council […]
Council, Developer No Closer to Terms
November 26, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Nov. 26, 2015) – Town Council members and Town attorney Jim Meggs continued, after a year of wrangling with DR Horton, to wring their collective hands and retreat into executive session to discuss what they say is the failure of Horton, a Cobblestone property owner and builder, to acknowledge a section of an ordinance amending […]
Council Continues Support for Shell Building
November 19, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Nov. 19, 2015) – A shell building that Town Council hopes to construct and sell for a profit is picking up steam with three members of Council, Mayor J. Michael Ross, Tom Utroska and Bob Mangone, nodding in support of the project at a Town Council workshop on Tuesday. The project does not have to […]
Spec Building Plan Forges Ahead
October 1, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Although Town Council will not have to take any action to proceed with the construction of an investment shell building proposed by Ed Parler, the Town’s Economic Development Consultant, it did take a significant step forward with the design of the building Monday evening, voting unanimously to contract with architect Ralph Walden to […]
Candidates Square Off
September 17, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A debate for candidates vying for Blythewood Town Council seats is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 20 from 6 – 8 p.m. at The Manor. Six candidates are running for three Council seats, two of which are currently held by Eddie Baughman and Bob Mangone. Baughman is seeking a second term. Mangone is not […]
Consultant Pitches Spec Building
September 17, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Town’s Economic Development consultant, Ed Parler, made another pitch during Council’s work session on Tuesday for the Town to invest in a shell building to be built across from Town Hall where a restaurant was previously planned under former Town Administrator John Perry. In its aborted decision to build the restaurant, Town […]
Council Wants More from Comp Plan
September 17, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After months of revisions by the Planning Commission, a final draft of the town’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan was presented in detail to Council by Gregory Sprouse, Director of Research for Planning and Development at Central Midlands Council of Governments (COG) during Tuesday morning’s work session. Although Sprouse has spent weeks shaping the […]
