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Public and commissioners debate Stoneridge development, annexation and zoning phasing
Summary
Residents urged the commission to reject rezoning and annexation tied to the Stoneridge and other large developments citing wetlands, the Florida Greenways network and threatened species; city attorney and commissioners discussed whether contractual phasing conditions can be used when approving mixed-use projects.
Several residents urged the City Commission of the City of Lake Wales to oppose rezoning or annexation that would allow large new housing developments, while commissioners and the city attorney discussed options for phasing commercial/industrial development before residential construction.
Dr. Trina Feliz Yalgavides, a Polk County physician, urged commissioners to protect the land, citing religious stewardship and the long-term wellbeing of the community. She said leaders “must place the long term good of the community above the short term gains of the few.”
Conservation biologist Lena Stemley spoke specifically about the Stoneridge proposal and other…
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