A lot subdivision in Gemini Oaks approved by Kendall County commissioners last week divided more than just some land as a rift was formed in the once small, tightknit community.
In 2009, Jeff and Stephanie Sommers purchased a scenic tract of land in a slice of retained Hill Country property off Ammann Road. The roughly 12-acre tract on the tree-lined Savannah Jon Boulevard east of Highway 46 is nestled among 14 other estate lots, resting in the southeast section of the county where development contestation is common – and growth often is resented by residents.
“Gemini Oaks is a microcosm of the broader Kendall County,” Sommers’ neighbor, Joe Demarest, said. “If you had 85 percent of the entire Kendall County population opposed to a measure it wouldn’t be approved. In this case, here we are. We had 85 percent of Gemini Oaks property owners oppose this particular measure for subdivision of lot 7A. We ask you to disapprove or deny this application.”
