CARE4Suffolk held a meeting last night at 6:30pm at the Bethlehem Ruritan Club on Manning Road. The meeting focused on the steps that the community group is taking to prepare for the upcoming October 18th Planning Commission meeting. City Council Member Tim Johnson attended and shared some insight with the community.
The community support was strong with 50 individuals in attendance. The focus of this meeting was to talk about the group’s next step, look for more volunteers, and continue to outreach to the community. At the end of the meeting, neighbors took the opportunity to meet new neighbors and connect with friends they hadn’t seen in awhile.
CARE4Suffolk is holding the next meeting on Thursday, October 13 at 6:00pm at the Family Harvest Church located at 750 Manning Road. Please join us and bring family, friends, and neighbors.
As a resident of Manning Rd, I and my family will oppose the rezoning of property to dense residential housing.. the road itself is a winding country road, charming but treacherous if not navigated with care. And far too many drivers are disrespectful of the dangers; just 2 weeks ago a driver lost control over the RR tracks and ended up in the ditch in front of my place- luckily no fence taken down, no horses injured or worse, very fortunately, my grandkids and my neighbors kids not injured, or worse. What if they had been waiting for the bus,? And speaking of buses, the area schools are full and not enough support personnel, especially school bus drivers to get kids picked up and brought home on time. As always, companies like Ryan Homes will gobble every square foot of land and build as densely as allowed in order to make more money. Their arguments for more housing always refer back to jobs and building the economy, but jobs are going unfilled in our area from fast food to skilled trades, so that doesn’t fly. There are jobs for those who will work.