Lanvale Forest residents sick of poor road conditions

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Many neighbors in Lanvale Forest are upset and want help with the roads. But some are just hoping their concerns will not be forgotten. From manhole cover to sinkholes, homeowners like Bill Bosley are sick of their neighborhood’s poor road conditions.

“We have to dodge the manhole covers because they stick out anywhere from an inch to three inches above the surface of the road, and then we have to dodge the sinkholes themselves where the water collects to supposedly drain off the roads,” Bosley said.

The residents of Lanvale Forest have dealt with this for years, after the original developer lost the community to foreclosure. They say it won’t get better with the developer’s plans to build another phase of the subdivision.

“I think they’ll just get worse with all the equipment coming through here to build the 40 homes and so something needs to be done first.

Brunswick County said developer Pat Mckee could not move forward with the new phase until the roads are paved in Lanvale Forest’s first two phases. For months, McKee and the residents here have discussed annexing into the Town of Leland. McKee is moving ahead with plans to add phase three, which he controls totally, into the town. But it could take a couple years before that happens for the people who live here now.

“Leland wants to annex us, we want to be annexed. But we need 100 percent of the vote of the homeowners and that’s impossible,” Bosley said.

The Town of Leland says the applicant, M&JM incorporated, requested a delay due to boundary issues. McKee says there is some legal technicalities they needed to fulfill.