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and three bathrooms. ey would be con gured in 10 buildings with three to seven units each, and each townhouse would have a sprinkler system. e price would be between $750,000 and $850,000.

Most units would include a double garage, however one unit type would have an oversized single-car garage. Each oor would have a balcony or patio to the back of the building with large glass doors allowing views of the surrounding wooded terrain, according to the application cover letter.

Libkey said he has met with some neighbors about their concerns about water and emergency services, and he’s willing to work with them.

“I’m available and my door is open for communication,” he said. “I am happy to eld concerns and questions and give feedback. … We have been trying to be patient and do the right thing.”

Department’s response to the development

Fire Chief Mike Weege said the department has pointed out its concerns about access on Hilltop Drive to the county. e rst referral letter to the county sent on June 15 says the re department looked at three distinct sections: onsite access, private o site access and public road access.

According to the letter, plans for the roads within the development comply with re-apparatus access. Regarding private road access from Hilltop Drive and Fir Drive to the property, the department asked for additional details on the road design, which the developer says will be widened to 24 feet, so it can evaluate whether the recon gured road would allow the department to get apparatus safety to the property.

Weege said the re department reviews development plans regularly, and if this development were approved by the county, the re department would continue to monitor the development to make sure it was addressing re safety concerns.

Regarding the public part of the road, the EFR letter says the road does not comply with the requirements of the International Fire Code, and the Je erson County Land De- velopment Regulations and Je erson County Transportation Design and Construction Manual.

“In closing, we are requesting additional information on the private road access and the public portion of Hilltop Drive not meeting re access road requirements,” the letter states.

Narrow roads, more tra c and evacuation

Residents are concerned the narrow roads in Wah Keeney Park and speci cally on Hilltop Drive, plus added tra c thanks to the proposed development, would mean they couldn’t evacuate safely in the event of a wild re.

ey pointed to the re district’s Community Wild re Protection Plan, which was approved in 2020, that says evacuation times are longer in Wah Keeney Park compared with other parts of Evergreen. at was before the Hilltop Townhomes development was proposed.

“Can Evergreen Fire/Rescue in all good conscience make any other recommendation other than to not have this in our community when loss of life will occur because of the further congestion of the area?” resident K.C. Gol nopoulos asked at the June 20 meeting.

According to a tra c study provided to Je co by a consultant for Blueprint, Hilltop Townhomes is expected to generate about 346 week-

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