In March, the City of Brentwood surveyed its residents for an overview of public opinion on the progress of the 2020 plan’s impact on the city over the past ten years.
Most of the respondents to the survey were over the age of 50 and have been living in Brentwood for at least five years or more. Overwhelmingly, the average annual household income of those surveyed was over $100,000.
Besides traffic flow on major streets, responses showed that the major concern is not only the rate of growth and development, but the types of growth and development that the city is welcoming. In the wake of the Willowick subdivision resident’s disappointment over the addition of a Harley Davidson next to their neighborhood, and evolving plans for a new H.G. Hill shopping center based on the community’s outspoken opposition to the mixed use development, the city will continue to evaluate public opinion during the next phase of the 2020 plan.
Survey questions about adding mixed-use developments to the city were met with majority opposition, along with majority opposition on the question of allowing residential developers to build 2 – 3 homes on a single acre.
Right now the city is making considerations for preserving large portions or all of the Turner property, as well as the addition of a downtown area, an idea that was largely supported by those surveyed with 38 percent in opposition, and 62 percent in support. The most popular area for a new Brentwood town center, according to survey results, was the Wilson Pike Circle area east of CSX Railroad. In a close second, though, was the Overlook area east of I-65 or Maryland Farms.
These were the preliminary results of the first of three surveys that the city plans to send out, according to Jeff Dobson of Brentwood’s Planning and Codes department. They are currently working on a similar survey tailored to businesses and are waiting on the full results of the first survey to develop a follow up survey for residents based on the answers given in the first to address the main concerns of traffic and proper development. No further 2020 plans will be drafted until the results from the survey are received and considered, which Dobson said may be around October.
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