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Commission asks for documentation after residents say Summit View dirt removal exceeded settlement limits
Summary
Residents told the commission that Summit View excavation has exceeded the 2018 settlement agreement’s 450,000-cubic-yard limit; commissioners asked staff and the city attorney to gather county reports and calculation details so the city can evaluate possible remedies.
Residents and elected officials at Tuesday’s Dade City Commission meeting raised renewed concerns about large-scale earthmoving at the Summit View site and whether the developer has exceeded the 2018 settlement agreement that limits removal to 450,000 cubic yards.
Resident Mary McKnight said a spreadsheet she obtained via public record requests shows the amount removed “before this quarter’s reporting” totals 4,465,504 cubic yards and that, by that calculation, the permitted amount has been exceeded. Commissioners asked staff to locate the reports the county receives and to total the removals so the city can confirm whether the settlement has been violated.
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