A Beloit developer wants to build single-family homes and duplexes on a cornfield that has attracted controversy in the past.
Next Generation Construction wants to develop 10 acres behind Walmart and Sam’s Club adjacent to the Briar Crest Meadows neighborhood.
It is the same parcel where a developer in 2017 proposed building 19 five-unit apartment buildings and was met with passionate opposition from residents in the neighborhood.
The 2017 plan never made it past the city’s plan commission.
Under the new plan, half of the parcel closest to the neighborhood would host single family homes. The half closest to Walmart and Sam’s Club would host duplexes.
A neighborhood meeting is scheduled for Thursday at 6:00 p.m. at Holiday Inn Express so the developer can share plans with the neighborhood and gather feedback.
