25 years ago

There was some opposition from about 20 River Road-area residents Monday night, but the Covington planning and zoning Commission, for a second time, gave tentative approval to The Savannahs, a 259-lot subdivision.

Rick Kessenich, president of the River Road Property Owners Association, said he had been speaking with developer Kenneth Lopiccolo and there were several reservations about the subdivision.

“This is a vast improvement, but we still have some reservations about 70 to 80 tiny lots on the southwest side,” Kessenich told the commission.

The lots in question average about 50 feet by 120 feet and back up to River Glen subdivision, where Kessenich and other residents live. River Glen is a development of lots of more than an acre with larger, more expensive homes. City

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