A Developer who’s surety bonds expired before finishing the tar and chip of a road in a newly built subdivision was one of the topics of last
night’s Cannon County Planning Commission meeting. The meeting took place
in the jury room of the Cannon County Courthouse so as not to conflict
with the special called Cannon County Commissioners meeting.
Chairman Boyd Barker, Vice-Chairman Thad Raines, Commissioners David
George, Jimmy Mingle, and Joe Sanders were present for the meeting.
The issue of the Cannon Downs subdivision was brought up. Cannon Way, a
road in the subdivision off of Old Prospect Road that connects with Eugene
Reed Road is still a gravel road within the subdivision. In the beginning
of building the subdivision there were 5 phases and the developer
identified as the CDR company disolved a business partnership. During
that time the road had been graveled but never made it to the final step
of tarring and chipping it.
The Surety Bond for the project has now expired since it’s been three
years since it was issued. One of the questions raised was who’s
responsibility was it to remind the Cannon County Planning Commission when
the bonds come up for renewal and the other question was how to go about
getting the developer to finish the tar and chip procedure of the road.
The developer claims that they don’t have the money to finish the project.
The motion was made to recommend that Cannon County Attorney Mike Corley
send a letter to the developer to start the process of getting the matter
fixed. The motion passed.
Joe Hajik came before the planning Commission. Mr Hajik
purchased a home on 144 acres near Shady Lane and Cattle Gap Road in early
2000. When the original use for the home never came to fruition, Mr
Hajik sold the house and 20 acres of land surrounding the house In 2005,
with severe health issues, Mr. Hajik sold a real estate agent 124 acres of
the land but the agent talked Mr. Hajik into holding the mortgage on the
land. Recently the real estate agent bailed out of the deal giving Mr.
Hajik the land back. Mr. Hajik would like to develop the remaining 124
acres but in order to do that he needs to extend the road to the property.
There is an easement for this to be done however he has to get the owner
of the property and house he has already sold to sell the area on which
the easement is located as part of it is considered on her land.
The commissioners agreed once that Mr. Hajik has acquired the entire
easement, they will look into what needs to be done to get a road extended
into the property that Mr. Hajik is wanting to develop
