Rea Road Gillespie Property Rezoning Update No. 8

Our Rea Road GIllespie Property Rezoning Petition requesting Charlotte City Council Members VOTE NO has surpassed more than 10,000 signatures.

Our photo for this update was taken by TPC Piper Glen Golf Course Director of Grounds Steffie Safrit 

showing the flooding that occured on March 27, 2023.

We continue to communicate with City of Charlotte staff regarding the rezoning of the GIllespie Property. As of this past Friday the developer had not responded to City of Charlotte staff requests for corrections, changes, clarifications and modifications.  In short the rezoning request is on hold until they do.

Piper Glen's Old St. Andrews HOA will hold their annual meeting this Thursday (April 20, 2023) at the South County Library 5801 Rea Road Charlotte NC 28277 from 6:00 PM until 7:30 PM while the rezoning issue is not on the agenda it is likely that the Gillespie Property will come up. (Open to OSA property owners only.)

Charlotte City Council Member Ed Driggs will hold a "coffee" on Saturday April 29th from 9 AM - 12 Noon 

Location St. Matthew Catholic Church 

8515 Ballantyne Commons Parkway 

Charlotte, NC 28277

Mr. Driggs has listed his topics for discussion as follows:

Property Tax Revaluation 
UDO Implementation of June 1st (Unified Development Ordinance
Rezoning Petitions & Decisions 
CDOT & NCDOT Road Project Updates
CMPD Safety and Crime Updates
Ballantyne Reimagined Projects & Development
School Construction Projects

While Mr. Driggs does not specifically mention the Gillespie Property we imagine it will be addressed. 

The meeting is open to the public.

We also continue to pursue the idea of creating a "Nature Preserve" from the Gillespie Property in whole or part with the help of Mecklenburg County and if needed via a private / public partnership.

What used to be a once every other year event has now become a several times a year event. This is largely due to over development within South Charlotte and throughout the Rea Road Neighborhoods.

You can find more information the Gillespie Property Rezoning, traffic, flooding, and our Eagles, Piper and Glen at Rea Road Neighborhood Coalition we appreciate your continued support.

Our Mission:

We encourage "Smart Growth" in South Charlotte by denying zoning changes that add to density saturation, as well as the protection of wildlife and our quality of life.