When the June 2026 Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) was lifted, over 900 pages of internal environmental scientific reports were finally exposed. Comparing these scientific findings against managing partner Thomas Welch’s signed, legally binding environmental questionnaires reveals a troubling pattern of denied hazards, missing infrastructure disclosures, and material omissions.

Having stood in the middle of Morris Road to block unsuspecting drivers from plunging into hidden, roaring floodwaters, I know firsthand how dangerous these events are. As Sheriff Mike once shared with me, "You never forget a flood." It is traumatic, deafening, and unpredictable. The build area for Fearrington Preserve has suffered two catastrophic floods in seven years—we cannot afford to ignore reality any longer.

The primary vertical builder and financial engine behind this project is NVR, Inc.—the multi-billion-dollar corporate parent of Ryan Homes. Ryan Homes is the exact same production builder whose high-density developments have plagued North Chatham with chronic infrastructure failures, major erosion, and private wastewater system spills.