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Resident urges Titusville to favor dense, walkable downtown development over sprawl
Summary
During public comment at the Jan. 8 meeting, resident Laurie Thompson presented research from 1,000 Friends of Florida recommending denser, walkable mixed-use development to improve fiscal sustainability and urged the commission and council to use recent community engagement reports to guide comp-plan changes.
Laurie Thompson, a Titusville resident and local business owner, told the Planning and Zoning Commission on Jan. 8 that research and examples show dense, walkable mixed-use development produces more tax revenue per acre and can help local governments pay for infrastructure that sprawling, single-family development does not cover.
Thompson cited a report prepared for 1,000 Friends of Florida that, she said, found many U.S. communities struggle to afford essential infrastructure because low-density suburban development “does not produce enough tax revenue to pay for its infrastructure liabilities.” She urged the…
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