Mooresville's Brawley School Road Widening and Development Update

Mayhew Promenade Development in Mooresville

Anyone who lives in Mooresville down Brawley School Road knows that changes seem to be happening literally every day! Not only are the utility poles being installed in their new locations well inside many homes’ and businesses’ front yards requiring myriad trees to be removed, but more businesses have also moved since my last update and quite a few homes are now vacated and have bright red numbers on them.

Burned down home on Brawley School Road

By far the most dramatic of the changes is the preparation of the land for the new Mayhew Promenade across from Fast Phil’s which has changed the entire landscape around Stutts Road.

Saturday one of two remaining homes on the Mayhew Promenade lot was officially burned by the fire department while quite a crowd of neighbors looked on. When I stopped this morning to take this picture there was still one spot of flames and smoke.

Mooreville's Mayhew Promenade construction

It is hard to believe that just a few weeks ago this huge area was covered with tall trees and homes were nestled away in them.

In the meantime, The Auto Spa and several other businesses along Brawley School Road have also closed to make room for the widening which is now officiallly being given a “let date” (the date the project is awarded to the contractor) of August 19th for the section from Chuckwood to Williamson Road.

As a resident of Brawley School I must admit I have mixed emotions. Yes, I am very excited at the thought of having 4 wide lanes to ease the traffic. But, I am also a bit sad to see us loosing our wonderful wooded, peaceful roadsides and signs of a slower, gentler times gone by.

Farm next door to development

* Update 9/14/08: The utility poles have been installed, most structures that had to be removed are now gone and the Bloom Market is looking great!

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Posted on March 28, 2008 08:09:11 by Diane Aurit

Comment from: Gregory Bostic [Visitor]

Ms. Diane,

Thank you for taking the time to note the changes of a wonderful private area in the past known as Brawley School Road farming community. I am writing you from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. My wife (Vicki) and developed Bridle Path Point off Stutts Road in 1989-1991. We built our home on the water with 24 acres and raised our children on the water, golf coarse while raising and showing Palomino Quarter Horses. We loved every minute of it. My wife cried many nights when we were relocated to Baton Rouge. It was and has always been our dream. It is always so sad to have farm areas removed due to escalating land values. Most business people, especially farmers, can not afford to raise and maintain animals on $100,000+/ acre property. The taxes alone will kill that poor business plan.

I recently reviewed your pictures of the recently demolished store building on Brawley School Rd. I have spent many rainy days under that old front door shed. Vicki and I currently own the acreage directly across the road from that old store building. It never crossed our mind that a 4 lane road and median would be in front of that property. We had dreams of coming back to Brawley School Rd. and putting that acreage in a small horse farm during our retirement. We kept a two acre water front lot in Bridle Path to build a retirement lake home or have lake access while living near the horses. Land is now commercial and one can not afford the taxes as a horse farm knowing the increase in future taxes.

With the extreme growth and commitment for future growth in Mooresville, we are very glade to see the state step up and give some project work back to the community. This 4 lane road and median will dramatically improve traffic and property prices in the area. It made a huge difference on Jet ton Road once they developed that golf community. Diane, thanks for your committed updating, especially for distant home and land owners. Vicki and I were Country when Country WER'NT COOL. BUT, made a GRAND INVESTMENT FROM 1989-1996 in our family and future retirement.

Sincerely,

Gregory & Vicki Bostic

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