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Neighbors raise easement and buffer concerns as Blue Heron commercial project proceeds; staff says plan approved
Summary
Residents near the Blue Heron commercial site told council the approved project encroaches on a five-foot utility easement and reduces their quality of life; city staff said it reviewed plats, met with the developer, found no code violations and will continue to facilitate discussions and potential concessions.
Residents of a neighborhood near Blue Heron Boulevard pressed the Riviera Beach City Council on Aug. 20 over what they say is an overly close commercial project and loss of a five-foot easement behind their homes.
Lynn Hubbard, a nearby resident, told the council the project “is impeding the quality of life for us” and said homeowners believed a five-foot easement behind their properties had been removed or altered. "You can't make up different ways to take people's property to give it to someone else," Hubbard said.
Development-services Director Clarence Sarmans and…
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