Retention pond maintenance discussed

Planning commissioners focused on future maintenance issues during Thursday’s Daphne Planning Commission meeting. They said that commercial developments should have a more specific time for retention pond maintenance to change hands.

St. Charles Village Phase II — nearly eight acres at Baldwin County 64 and Pollard Road — had its site plan adopted with an amendment on Thursday. The current retention pond agreement includes all public areas to change from the developer’s responsibility to the property owners association’s responsibility as a percentage of lots are sold.

Commissioner Larry Chason said he fears future disputes between the developer and the association when funds are needed to maintain public areas.

Retention pond maintenance discussed