ROCK HILL, S.C. — Sokah Khuth, who moved into his home on Anvil Draw Place in Rock Hill two years ago, is one of several neighbors who don't want a gravel trail behind their homes.
Construction of the trail started Wednesday.
The trail runs to the main road and cuts right next to some homeowners' driveways.
"It's affecting our privacy; our safety,” Khuth said. “I think we should have been notified.”
Last week, two women in Charlotte were almost kidnapped while running along popular trails in Steele Creek.
Khuth said he is worried about a similar thing happening.
"I heard on the news that two ladies (were) almost kidnapped,” Khuth said. “What happens if I go to work and my wife goes down there? It can happen to her."
Eastwood Homes, the builder, said it notified homeowners when they purchased the lots, but didn't send out a notice when construction started.
In 2001, Mary Anderson was given a map of the proposed trail. She was told the trail would run on the other side of the creek.
Instead, it runs directly behind her home.
Anderson said the process was misleading.
"I don't want that behind my house," she said.
The city of Rock Hill gave Channel 9 a map of the proposed trail on Monday that paints a clearer picture of where the trail would actually go.
The city approved the trail in 2005 as an amenity required for the developer.
A spokesperson said it has taken years for it to be built because of financial hardships. The city said the builder must construct the trail before it can approve construction permits for new homes planned nearby.
"I understand the laws and everything, but communication would have gone a long way with most of us, I think," Khuth said.
A spokesperson with Eastwood Homes said it doesn't support the trail, but it is following the rules. The city said changes to the plan couldn't have been made, but now it's too late.
Khuth said he wouldn't have purchased his home if he knew the trail would be so close to his family.
"I have to spend money, money that I could be saving for my kids’ college fund or something, to put up a fence because (they) decided they just want to do without communicating with us," Khuth said.
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