Meeting tonight about H2O development

Residents of Charlotte Park and Beacon Square tonight will have the opportunity to meet with the developer of H2O Urban Waterfront Development. The Charlotte Park Neighborhood Association said in an email that neighbors with questions about the development are invited to attend.

The meeting will be held tonight at 7 p.m. at St. John United Methodist Church, 6300 Charlotte Pike at the corner of Westboro Drive.

H2O is planned for property at 6950 Charlotte Pike, adjacent to Cabot Drive, Interstate 40 and the Cumberland River (see on map). According to the H2O website (with sound), the planned development will include lofts, row homes, condominiums, single-family houses, office space and a 150-room boutique hotel. The website also describes plans for clothing stores, "urban restaurants," an "urban grocery store," a river taxi, open-air markets, a park and green spaces.

But the plan needs more work before it moves ahead, according to Wallace and Janice Lampley of the Charlotte Park Neighborhood Association.

"You can do the math and see that there is no way that this area and the roads could handle this type of dense development," the Lampleys wrote in an email to Metro officials.

Image of H2O infrastructure plan from H2O website