Church expansion moves forward

The Spring Hill Planning Commission Monday cleared a request from the Wellspring Christian Church to move forward with development of about 10 acres of property on Duplex Road.

With the commissions approval of the sketch plan and master development plan for the property at its Monday meeting, the church now only lacks approval of a site plan, which is slated for next month, to begin construction of the projects first phase.

The commission required that prior to getting approval for the site plan in the projects second phase, property owners conduct a traffic study to determine whether it would be necessary to install turn lanes at the propertys entrances to keep traffic during peak traffic hours at a minimum.

Minister Andy Hudelson said the organization already planned to conduct a study of present and future traffic conditions, after members of the Chapmans Crossing Homeowners Association expressed concerns at a rezoning hearing in May about church traffic potentially jamming Duplex Road.

Were working with an engineer to project future needs, Hudelson said. We want to be good neighbors. We want to create whatever we need to for good traffic flow, not just for us, but for our community.

The minister said around 350 congregants currently meet Sundays at Spring Hill Elementary School. The land and farmhouse the church owns on Duplex Road are being used to house offices, Bible study and youth groups.

Hudelson said the proposal for the land near Chapmans Crossing includes a preschool, coffee shop and walking trail to be added to these holdings in addition to the 300-seat auditorium and classrooms being constructed to house current congregants.

Its going to be more of a community center to be honest, Hudelson said. We really see this being a great addition to Spring Hill. We want it to be a place that you can go to get a cup of coffee, to meet. We see a need for a thing like that in our community.

In addition, the commission approved:

final plats for property on Wall Street owned by Millard F. Mitchum; the medical campus of Campbell Station lots 2 and 3; phase 2 of Benevento East residential development;

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Church expansion moves forward