The undersigned are owners of detached single-family residences either adjacent to or in close proximity to the proposed development of Roscoe Trail and / or users of the Trenton Road / Reedy Creek Road corridor. We are opposed to the current proposal by HCap Trenton Road, LLC
(25-REZ-12) presented to the Town of Cary to rezone the property located at 101 Roscoe Trail from Office and Institutional (O&I) to Residential Multi-Family - Conditional Use (RMF-CU) to allow for a maximum of 175 dwelling units.

We understand that this property will be sold by the State of North Carolina and developed at some point. HCap’s proposed planned development is inconsistent with current developments of single-family homes adjacent to or in close proximity to the proposed development. We request that development of this property remain in a manner consistent with existing neighborhoods or follow the current O&I zoning classification.

We oppose the current proposal from HCap for the following reasons:

Traffic and Safety Concerns
This development could exponentially increase daily traffic, in all directions of travel, on Trenton, Reedy Creek, and Trinity Roads and causes concern because:
● The current intersection at Trinity Road and Trenton Road. (graded as ‘D’, one level above failing) might not safely handle the increase in traffic.
● The amount of traffic diverging through Medfield subdivision in order to access I-40 west could pose a safety concern to residents.
● Trenton Road is the only road to ingress / egress all traffic from the development. A complex this large usually requires two different roads.
● Trenton Road and Reedy Creek Road in Raleigh, designated as Sensitive Area Residential Streets with greenway, function as a single corridor between Trinity and Edwards Mill Roads, so traffic and safety on the Raleigh side of I-40 might be impacted.
● Pedestrian access to Umstead park, a selling feature pointed out by HCap, will require pedestrians to cross a highway bridge with no protection from traffic.
● Adjacent areas are unique, contain numerous natural lands such as William B. Umstead State Park, and are heavily used by recreationalists.

Environmental Concerns
● The property is within the watershed of Richland Creek, which deposits silt into Richland Lake whose purpose is to protect downstream properties from flooding, The development involves significant land disturbance during construction and contains impervious surfaces upon completion. The Richland Lake dam is designated by USDA as “high hazard” due to
downstream development and silt accumulation in the lake. More silt accumulation will exacerbate the risk of overtopping the dam or of structure failure.
● The project is at the outer limits of Cary’s interface with City of Raleigh utilities. As a result, wastewater (sewage) will require pumping out of the basin and into existing Town of Cary wastewater infrastructure.