Jack Kruesi presents a development plan Thursday evening to the Signal Mountain planning commission.Wild Ridge at Fox RunLocation: 125 acres along Shackleford Road in Signal Mountain just west of Fox Run subdivisionDevelopment: 199 residential lots, including 30 Casita home lots designed for the elderlyOpen space: 62.7 acresTrails: 3.83 miles of nature trails through the development for walkingSewage: A decentralized wastewater treatment system, combined with sewage storage tanks, to handle sewage on site.Energy: Each home will include solar panels to meet most electricity demands and electric recharging stations
Developer Jack Kruesi is proposing to double the size of his Fox Run development with a new subdivision that will employ innovative sewage disposal, solar power generation and nearly four miles of hiking trails to maintain the natural appeal of Signal Mountain.
“We’re trying to blend Old Town and Summertown,” Kruesi told the Signal Mountain Planning Commission this week. “We think those communities define what the mountain stood for in the early days when life was simpler and maybe a bit more fun.”
The proposed Wild Ridge at Fox Run is designed for 199 homes and eventually could bring more than $75 million of new residential development to the mountain over the next decade.
But Kruesi said he wants to keep half of the 125-acre parcel open and undeveloped to maintain most of the trees on the land and reserve space for nature trails, a wildlife preserve and a decentralized wastewater treatment system.