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Resident urges strict enforcement of Planned Development guidelines, warns new construction undercuts resales
Summary
Resident Charlene Bennett told the commission that exceptions granted to the Hunt Club development's Planned Development (PD) guidelines produced substandard results and that new construction with builder mortgage branches is harming resale markets for existing Lake Wales homeowners.
Charlene Bennett, speaking during public comments, criticized the commission's prior approval of exceptions to Planned Development (PD) guidelines for the Hunt Club project and warned that similar waivers are being granted in other developments.
"Hunt Club didn't need aspirations for you to make it a desirable place. All it needed was for the commission to require that the project meet the PD," Bennett said. She listed PD elements she said were not followed, including avoiding a strict grid format,…
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