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Residents object to land‑development task force makeup; commissioners consider narrowing selection method
Summary
Public speakers said the newly proposed land development code (LDC) task force favors builders and developers; commissioners debated reducing the panel, allocating picks and setting a 60‑day reporting window and moved related agenda items to the regular Thursday meeting for final action.
Residents and community groups urged Santa Rosa County commissioners to change the membership of a citizens' land development code task force they say is stacked toward building and developer interests.
Speakers at public forum described the task force as "heavily weighted in favor of builders and real estate interests." Robert Smith, representing the North Santa Rosa County Utility Coalition, said his coalition "represents over 100,000 residents in the North End of Santa Rosa County" and asked the board to reconsider appointments and to include representation from the coalition. Enid Siskin of Gulf Breeze and Dara…
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