Developer withdraws subdivision application

Developer Bruce Forbes withdrew an application to subdivide three lots along Squaw Creek into 104 home sites.

City planner Neil Thompson recommended that the application be withdrawn or denied because it did not adequately address traffic problems and septic effluent disposal.

The proposed 104-lot Timber Creek II subdivision would be accessed from East Cascade Avenue by Sisters Elementary School.

According to Thompson, the additional 104 homes would generate considerable traffic at the intersection of the corner of East Cascade Avenue and Locust Street.

Forbes proposed widening East Cascade.

"I didn't think that was adequate and ODOT (Oregon Department of Transportation) backed me up on that," Thompson said.

Thompson also found that the application did not show a septic system plan adequate to handle effluent from 104 new homes.

Forbes told The Nugget he plans to resubmit his application addressing transportation and septic issues next month.