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Residents urge county action as developers seek annexation, citing enclave and infrastructure concerns
Summary
Multiple residents raised alarms during public comment about proposed annexation around John Anderson Highway and the Veranda project, urging the county to protect unincorporated residents from involuntary annexation and to insist developers address infrastructure, water and emergency-service impacts.
Several residents used the public-comment period at the Jan. 13 Flagler County commission meeting to press county leaders for action after news that developers are pursuing the Veranda project and related annexations that could create an enclave of county properties inside a municipality.
Speakers from John Anderson Highway described longstanding rural lifestyles — wells, septic systems, beekeeping and backyard chickens — and said annexation by the City of Flagler Beach would change their taxes, regulations…
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