Tiffany said a revised plan for the 30-acre plot of land could come from the company in March and could be presented to residents and the zoning board in April.
“The residents will all receive new notifications of the hearings and they’re invited to those meetings,” Tiffany said.
Cynthia Schaefer has lived in White Fence Farm for 14 years.
“We all think as a neighborhood that apartments are a bad choice,” Schaefer said.
White Fence Farm is neighbored to the south by rental properties, and Schaefer and other residents are concerned about property values and safety.
“If we get rental properties in this area, that probably would add to the traffic and possibly accidents with our children,” said Napa Valley Drive resident Pam Miller. “As there’s been more development on the Wilmington Pike area with Costco, there’s a lot more traffic.”
The original plan, which was scrubbed when approximately 50 residents addressed their concerns during a recent Sugarcreek Twp. Planning Commission meeting, called for each unit to cost between $1,200 and $1,500 monthly and would have been marketed to empty nesters.
“They’ve identified a niche,” Tiffany said.
Schaefer said she would like to see the township consider single-family homes that would be owned instead of rented.
“Our mission was to object to the building of any apartments, not just luxury apartments,” Schaefer said.
Redwood already has similar projects in various planning stages in Huber Heights, Fairborn and Washington Twp.
The Cleveland-based development company owns and manages 4,500 rental units across the eastern half of the United States.
“We offer a condominium atmosphere with the feel of a single-family home — and without association fees or property taxes to worry about,” said Redwood CEO Steve Kimmelman.
Schaefer said she’s concerned that the township would still consider a similar project.
“I personally feel like we’ve been betrayed,” Schaefer said.
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