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Public commenter urges CRA to limit height at Plantation General Hospital site
Summary
During a CRA meeting public comment period, a resident praised recent work by the CRA, noted a groundbreaking at Plantation Gateway and urged commissioners to prevent an eight‑story residential tower at the former Plantation General Hospital site, saying any replacement should not exceed three stories.
The CRA heard a public comment urging limits on building height at the former Plantation General Hospital site and noting a recent groundbreaking at Plantation Gateway.
A resident, Mr. Conklin, told the CRA that the agency recently held a groundbreaking for a Publix and a post office at the Plantation Gateway development and asked commissioners to prevent construction of an eight‑story residential tower on the former hospital site. "When they demolish the former Plantation General Hospital ... the commissioners will prevent the building of a 8 story tower house," he said. He added that the nearby Village Green is a three‑story development and said any new residential project "may not exceed the 3 stories."
The request came during the meeting's public‑comment period after the presiding official opened public requests and called up Mr. Conklin. Mr. Conklin also offered a compliment to the CRA director, saying more has been accomplished since the director took the post than in previous years, and then yielded his time.
The CRA took no formal action on the public comment during the session. The record shows only the public comment and the commission's routine business. The meeting did include a motion to approve the CRA consent agenda (items 1 through 4), which passed by roll call vote.
Votes at a glance: The commission approved the CRA consent agenda, items 1 through 4, by roll call (six yes votes, zero no votes; mover and seconder not identified in the record).
No ordinance numbers, development applications, zoning changes, or formal directives to staff concerning the Plantation General Hospital site were recorded in the meeting transcript. The public comment stands as a constituent request for the commission to consider a three‑story height limit for redevelopment of that parcel.
