I live in Lake Ridge and received the following email from our HOA President yesterday...

Hello everyone.

It is now official. Crest Foods is proposing to build on the north half of the vacant land at S.W. 104th & May Ave.

The HOA officers attended a meeting today with representatives from Crest Foods, the Developer, and the City.

Issues we presented were essentially the same as those we raised with the proposed Wal-Mart. Specifically, the following were agreed to orally by the representatives from Crest, the Developer, and the City (as it was involved):

1. no access to Earlywine Blvd. from the development;
2. some type of water pollution run-off control pond to preserve the lakes;
3. a brick wall matching that on the perimeter of the addition and Earlywine Blvd.;
4. an easement for retaining the entryway on the east side of Earlywine at 104th.

Also discussed were issues concerning lighting--specifically that which would affect Earlywine Blvd.; no unscreened shipping containers stored on the property after construction; no overnight parking for commercial tractor trailers, campers, and/or recreational vehicles; and landscaping materials. Again, these issues were agreed to orally by the representatives from Crest and the Developer. The final architectural design of the building is still pending. Also discussed was the potential for having traffic lights installed on S.W. 104th.

We hope to have a written agreement by January 8, 2009.