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Neighbors urge commissioners to deny Chemukla-area rezoning, citing prime farmland and precedent
Summary
Multiple residents opposed a pending rezoning at Chemukla/Chemekah Highway and Wallace Lake Road that would change farmland to commercial and higher-density residential. Speakers said the parcel contains prime farmland soils and that approval would set a precedent for larger planned developments.
Residents and community advocates told the Santa Rosa County commission on Oct. 23 that a rezoning request for property at Chemukla (Chemekah) Highway and Wallace Lake Road should be denied to protect prime farmland and the surrounding rural character.
Several speakers from the PACE advocacy group and nearby farms described the parcel as actively farmed through the summer and noted that the county property appraiser’s mapping designates portions of the site as prime farmland or…
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