MACON, Bibb County — A proposal to build dozens of homes in South Bibb is raising concerns in a neighborhood.
Longtime resident Rick Stevens said he and most of his neighbors are against the developer's proposal to build 29 new homes at 670 Britton Way.
The proposal would connect Britton Way to Stevens' street, Wood Oak Drive, which sits right off Hartley Bridge Road.
"People walk their dogs, kids ride their bikes up and down the street, they walk as a family to go to their grandparents' house," Stevens said.
Most of the homes in The Stokes neighborhood have about an acre or so of land; it's also connected to the Oakview neighborhood, which has properties about the same size and they have sidewalks.
"Our biggest concern is integrating this neighborhood with 420 cars a day," Stevens said.
The proposal Macon-Bibb Planning and Zoning board is considering will build homes similar to the ones already on the street in the "cluster development" proposal. The P&Z board meets at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Macon Mall.
Developers want to build one to two story homes with three to five bedrooms.
Stevens wants the current residents concerns to be heard ahead of the developer's proposal because they are the people who already live there, and future residents could be prone to accidents with the potential traffic influx.
"We'll go from, say, 15 cars to a hundred, so that means, if you say round trip, that's 200 cars passing our house and these houses up the street here everyday," Stevens said.
His home sits right across from where developers want to open another road and create an intersection.
Stevens said he and his neighbors are also concerned about the potential traffic influx they'll have to deal with on a road that's already tight enough.
With signatures from about 100 neighbors, Stevens said he's going to represent the block and advocate for their demands at Monday's meeting.
"They need to be an advocate for residents and not just the builder," Stevens said. "A builder is gonna build on as many homes as he can on as many lots as he can get, or whatever we let him do."