Coffee Creek Residents Upset By City Council Decision

Some Coffee Creek residents are considering moving from their neighborhood after the Edmond City Council approved the building of an apartment complex.

Monday, June 21st 2010, 2:57 pm

By: News 9


By Jennifer Pierce, NEWS 9

EDMOND, Oklahoma -- Some Coffee Creek residents are considering moving from their neighborhood after the Edmond City Council approved the building of an apartment complex.

The apartments will be two and three story buildings near the corner of Shortgrass and Covell roads.

The mayor of Edmond said she has heard of lawsuit threats against the city over the Coffee Creek decision, but the city attorney said nothing has landed on his desk, yet.

Coffee Creek residents have been fighting the development for over a year.

Rawne Weaver said she wouldn't have bought her home had she known an apartment complex was going in.

"I was very unhappy, kind of sick to my stomach if you want to know the truth," Weaver said.

The developer of the land, Derek Turner, said it was zoned for apartments or townhomes 14 years ago, before the Coffee Creek neighborhood even existed.

Mayor Patrice Douglas is one who approved the building of the apartments and she said it wasn't an easy decision.

"At the end of the day you have to make a decision and sometimes they are tough and you have to make a decision what's best for your city as a whole and based on what you think the law is," said the Edmond mayor.

But the decision has forced some homeowners to move out of the neighborhood and others are considering the same.

"You can up through here and see for sale signs everywhere," Weaver said. "For the moment I'm going to stay. I don't know how long I'm contemplating trying to sell before they go in."

There will be 318 apartment units. The developer said that is considerably less than the original plan which was to build over 900 units.

More on News9.com: Edmond Residents Upset Over New Apartment Complex | Residents Concerned Apartment Development Will Hurt Community

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